Swan Lake — Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Clone Profile
Swan Lake is a compact, sculptural Gymnocalycium mihanovichii with broad pink variegation and deep green rib peaks set in a bold, star-like arrangement.
Swan Lake stands out immediately for its strong contrast and poised geometry. The body shows saturated pink variegation washed across a soft pale base, while deep green gathers at the rib crests and upper faces in crisp, lacquered patches. Each rib rises into a pronounced triangular point, giving the plant a neatly faceted silhouette that feels both compact and dramatic from above.
The overall effect is unusually graphic: pink-dominant ribs, dark green caps, and a tidy ring of fine, wiry spines radiating from pale areoles. In this clone, the variegation does not read as random marbling so much as a deliberate composition, with color placed to emphasize the rib structure itself. For collectors drawn to Gymnocalycium mihanovichii forms that combine clean symmetry with high-contrast variegation, Swan Lake has a distinctly staged, almost ornamental presence.
Clone Characteristics
- Body color: Pale pink to pink-lavender body with deep green on the rib crests and upper rib faces.
- Variegation: Yes
- Variegation pattern: Bold pink variegation across much of the body with contrasting deep green concentrated on the rib tips and upper rib surfaces.
- Ribs: Broad, strongly defined ribs with pronounced triangular, star-like peaks and a compact, sculptural layout.
- Spines: Fine, slender, wiry spines emerging from pale areoles; lightly spreading rather than dense.
- Growth form: Solitary, compact globose form.
- Distinctive traits: High-contrast pink-and-green coloration, sharply peaked ribs, and a crisp star-shaped top view give this clone a particularly graphic, sculptural look.
- Root status: unknown
Origin & Provenance
- Source country: Thailand
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