Flower fragrant, to 4½ inches (11 cm) across. Petals obovate, subequal, flat, bicolored, bright purple-red and light orange with a red midrib. Throat-circle delicate orangish. Filaments dark fuchsia. Flowers fragrant. Stem semicolumnar, to 3½ inches (9cm) across; central spines to ⅝ inch (18 mm) long. Named for actress, Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira. ISI 98-5; HBG 81757, Schick 896-16.
