Gymnocalycium Mostii
Love those Gymnos, (can one have to many, but what is to many?).........I purchased this G. mostii from Kara Nursery at the Oregon Cactus and Succulent Society Sale at Portland Nursery on Stark St. in July. This plant is about 6+" wide and about the same height. And of course it had the bud when I purchase it, one of the reason it was added to the collection. It is usually a weakness when a Gymno is setting flower buds. I have not had the chance to see the flower open, since I'm at work during the day. Maybe I'll get to see it tomorrow if the flower is still in good shape.
The flower color is listed as pink, but to me its a little more on the apricot side. G. mostii is from the area of Córdoba in Argentina where it grows among grasses in the mossy cracks and cavities in rocky cliffs. The plants in habitat are different from its neighbors. Some have strong spines others weak, curly, straight, long or short ones and in all different combinations.
They have been described as solitary, but they can also form groups with age. It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer and keep this plant almost dry in winter at a minimum temperature of 32 degrees.
The flower color is listed as pink, but to me its a little more on the apricot side. G. mostii is from the area of Córdoba in Argentina where it grows among grasses in the mossy cracks and cavities in rocky cliffs. The plants in habitat are different from its neighbors. Some have strong spines others weak, curly, straight, long or short ones and in all different combinations. 
They have been described as solitary, but they can also form groups with age. It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer and keep this plant almost dry in winter at a minimum temperature of 32 degrees.
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