the peripheral ventral and dorsal sides of the petals are a brilliant purple tinted red. Petals exhibit a large pinkish white centre and throat and the tube is a light purple pink. Petals display a blunt tip. Pinkish hues of petal centres and tubes may be due to temperature sensitivity. Stamens are white with a bright red-purple stigma. Flower count is usually 1 per floral phylloclade. 0.5 cm. long buds are dark pink. 1 cm. long buds are a mild pink. Blooming season not stated.
Phylloclades width
Phylloclades form
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Comments
JPVRS 7999
growth habit is cascading. Phylloclades are average length, but slightly narrow with deeply notching, and dentitions are large, averaging 3 per marginal edge to the apex.