Gymnocalycium leeanum UPOWMXSC3950 Like many desert-adapted succulents

Like many desert-adapted succulents

internal tepals white to light pinkish or greenish spreading

and waxy leaves

It requires sufficient water

leaf-green

Gymnocalycium leeanum UPOWMXSC3950 Like many desert-adapted succulentsThe Yellow chin cactus, Gymnocalycium reductum var. leeanum, is a small cactus that usually grows in clumps. This species flowers readily and profusely. Moreover, the flowers are large (5 6 cm in diameter), pale yellow and remarkably long lasting, a single bloom often surviving for ten days or more. Gymnocalycium leeanum is a particularly good species to have, it flowers are among the first cactus flowers to appear each year. Buds are seen in February