Flower to about 4½ inches (11 cm) across. Inner petals obovate, pinkish-red, sometimes with orange or purplish tones, and with a lighter midrib. Outer petals yellow and project beyond the darker inners to produce an effect reminiscent of a solar eclipse. Throat-circle and filaments yellow; outer stamens forming a wide ring. Stem semicolumnar, to 3½ inches (9 cm) in diameter, central spines to ⅝ inch (15 mm) long. ISI 97-10; HBG 80596, Schick 1271-26.
