This is a most unusual plant of its kind in that it is raised by cuttings and not from seed. Due to the nature of the spp. It is difficult to be produced any earlier than Wk 16 and will need warm covered conditions under glass or polythene to achieve the required growth which will include a couple of pinches.

The foliage and habit is typical of splendens in producing a compact mound from which every shoot appears a nodding fat bud that opens up into a large flower spike of spectacular beauty. The calyx of each flower that opens on the spike is a pale shrimp pink, and the individual flower that emerges is a much deeper salmon pink with a gradient towards the end of the flower hood that is almost red in colour. This variation of colour and the combination of petals and calyx results in a striking combination. This plant will keep on flowering until first frosts with proper feeding and watering.