The subspecies summary: All flowers are pale to deep purple-pink with deep orange to red throats.
--subsp. ferreirianus; The stems...Read More are 12 to 16 inches long & 3 inches thick, Four central spines most of the time.
--subsp. lindsayi; The stem don't get longer than 5 inches and are 4 inches thick; 4 to 7 central spines.
It was at one time thought to be extinct due to field collecting but, another small population was found. This is a protected subspecies.
The subspecies summary: All flowers are pale to deep purple-pink with deep orange to red throats.
--subsp. ferreirianus; The stems...Read More