Cherry Pie — Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Clone Profile
Cherry Pie is a compact own-root Gymnocalycium mihanovichii with sharply sculpted ribs, dusky plum-to-burgundy tones, and cool green banding that reads like marbled confectionery.
Cherry Pie earns its name on sight. The body is compact and squat, built from thick, angular ribs that fold into deep notches and raised points, giving the plant a carved, almost faceted presence. Across that architecture, muted green bands wind through a dark plum to burgundy body, creating a marbled, dessert-like contrast that feels unusually graphic for a small Gymnocalycium. What makes Cherry Pie memorable is the way pattern and structure reinforce each other. The darker recessed surfaces intensify the rib valleys, while the paler green sections ride the rib faces and edges, making the plant look stacked, pinched, and almost hand-molded. Fine, pale straw spines sit lightly at the areoles rather than dominating the silhouette, so the body remains the clear focal point. This named clone originates from Thailand and is growing on its own roots.
Clone Characteristics
- Body color: Dusky plum to burgundy with muted pale green banding.
- Variegation: Yes
- Variegation pattern: Marbled banding and irregular striping in muted pale green across a darker plum-burgundy body.
- Ribs: Thick, sharply angular ribs with deep notches, pronounced rib valleys, and a compact, sculpted geometry.
- Spines: Short, fine, pale straw to cream spines, lightly set and visually delicate against the body.
- Growth form: Compact solitary globose plant on its own roots.
- Distinctive traits: Strongly sculpted, almost faceted rib form paired with plum-and-green marbling that gives the body a confection-like look.
- Root status: own_root
Origin & Provenance
- Source country: Thailand
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