LB Neon — Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Clone Profile
LB Neon is a compact own-root Gymnocalycium mihanovichii with a glowing cream center, green outer body, and rose-pink rib markings that read like neon brushstrokes.
LB Neon stands out through contrast. The body presents as a low, flattened dome with sharply sculpted ribs, each one carrying pink to rose-toned markings that flare against a saturated green base. Toward the center, the color lifts into a soft cream-to-pale yellow glow, giving the plant a lit-from-within look that makes the clone name feel especially apt. The rib geometry is crisp and architectural, with pointed rib tops and a tidy rhythm of woolly areoles set with short, fine, straw-colored spines. That combination keeps the overall impression clean rather than aggressive, allowing the color pattern to take the spotlight. On its own roots and sourced from Thailand, LB Neon has the graphic presence collectors look for in a mihanovichii selection: compact, sculptural, and instantly recognizable from above.
Clone Characteristics
- Body color: Cream to pale yellow in the central crown, blending outward into green with rose-pink to pink-red rib markings.
- Variegation: Yes
- Variegation pattern: A glowing cream to pale yellow central sector that diffuses outward, with green outer body tissue and pink-toned rib striping.
- Ribs: Broad, sharply defined ribs with pronounced triangular rib tops and a low, geometric, star-like arrangement.
- Spines: Short, fine, straw-yellow spines emerging from small white woolly areoles; sparse and delicate in overall effect.
- Growth form: Solitary, low and flattened globose body on its own roots.
- Distinctive traits: Notable for its luminous cream center, green body, and neon-like rose striping along the ribs, paired with crisp angular rib structure.
- Root status: own_root
Origin & Provenance
- Source country: Thailand
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