Flower fragrant, to 4¾ inches (12 cm) across. Petals oblanceolate, in two whorls, subequal, bright magenta to dark orange-red, with narrow pastel bronzy-orange basal stripe and dark magenta midrib. Outer stamens fascicled, forming a wide, interrupted ring, inner stamens completely encircling throat; filaments dark brick-red. Throat-circle light orangish. Stigma dark green. Stem semicolumnar, to 4½ inches (11 cm) in diameter; central spines to ⅜ inch (11 mm) long. ISI 97-2; HBG 80588, Schick 586-11.
