Budding Gardeners                                

Plaid Chin Cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii) and Red Cap Cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii v. friedrichiae 'Hibotan') Paraguay. Probably the easiest cactus to grow and flower as a house plant. In a half-sunny location, it will bloom all summer, and should be watered generously. In winter, keep slightly warm and water occasionally to keep plants from shriveling. Flowers are combinations of white, pink and green. The color of the plant bodies also varies considerably. Highly colored yellow, orange or pink plants, deficient in chlorophyll, must be grown as grafts on other types of cacti. These grafted plants seldom flower and must be kept warmer and given more water in winter than the plant grown on its own roots.