Gymnocalycium mihanovichii friedrichii

This small, deep purple cactus native to Paraguay has grown a second head, and the smaller head is sending up even more flowers than the main head. Gymnocalycium mihanovichii friedrichii prefers filtered light or bright shade.

This particular plant was overturned and tipped out of its pot by some animal. I rescued it from the baking sun and left it in a shady spot in my To-Do pile, where I proceeded to neglect it for weeks: no soil, no pot.

Finally I potted it up in the spring, placed it where it gets morning sun. It's rewarded me with flowers from March to (at least) late August. This plant is a trouper!