Gymnocalycium pflanzii var. lagunillasense

I have had this Gymno for a couple of years and love the flowers it puts out. A very pale pink with a raspberry center. The Gymno is in a 6" pot so you have an idea as to how big the plant is. I purchased it from Kara Nursery, located here in Portland, Oregon. Kara Nursery is an internet and mail order nursery only and not open to the public (that is why I had provide the link). I'm lucky that they set-up at certain sales during the year here in Portland and Luther and his wife Lynn-Marie are also customers at the store I work at.

Gymnocalycium pflanzii comes from South America in the areas of north Argentina and south Bolivia. The genus name comes from the Greek for "naked calyx" referring to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines. The growth habit is neither solitary or slowly clustering and the shape is globose. Having 4-15 ribs, sometimes more, usually broadly rounded, often spiraling and at times tuberculate. Often with "chins" just below the areoles, areoles large and with spines. Gymnos are among the most popular cacti for collectors and hobbyists.