Pink Moon — Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Clone Profile
Pink Moon pairs a soft blush body with green undertones, giving this own-root mihanovichii a powdered, moonlit look.
Pink Moon stands out for its unusually delicate coloration: a muted wash of pastel pink laid over a green base, with the color settling into the body like a fine veil rather than a hard-edged pattern. The effect is especially striking across its low, flattened form, where the broad ribs rise into pointed, angular tubercles and give the plant a star-like outline from above. Closer in, the contrast sharpens. White woolly areoles and short, fine brown spines cluster around the crown, where fresh green central growth and a small developing offset break through the blush-toned body. On its own roots, Pink Moon has a grounded, compact presence—soft in color, architectural in silhouette, and memorable for the way its pink suffusion hovers over the plant instead of dominating it.
Clone Characteristics
- Body color: Pastel pink blush over a green base, with stronger green remaining around the lower body and new central growth.
- Variegation: Yes
- Variegation pattern: Diffuse pink-over-green mottling and blush, with soft transitions rather than sharply separated sectors.
- Ribs: Low, broad ribs with pronounced, pointed tuberculate peaks that give the body a star-like outline.
- Spines: Sparse to moderate short, fine brown spines emerging from white woolly areoles; longer, more outward-pointing spines are present on some outer areoles.
- Growth form: Flattened globose, low and compact; own-root.
- Offsets: A small offset is visible emerging near the crown.
- Distinctive traits: Notable for its powdered pink wash over green tissue, angular star-like rib profile, and the contrast between soft body color and bristling crown spination.
- Root status: own_root
Origin & Provenance
- Source nursery: Boonsamai
- Source person: Wikki
- Source country: Thailand
- Acquired date: 2026-05-03
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