Flower to 4¼ inches (11 cm) across. Inner petals nearly orbicular, ruffled and crinkled at sides, recurved even at cooler temperatures, outers broader, almost truncate, all petals light yellow with narrow, delicate pinkish area at tips. Throat-circle light yellow. Filaments yellow. Stem globular, to 3½ inches (9 cm) in diameter; central spines ¼ inch (5 mm) long. Named for the aria, O Paradiso, from the opera L’Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer. ISI 2000-23; HBG 85196, Schick 1405-10.
