The flowers are creamy white or pale yellow, up to 50 mm wide. The sepals are 10-30 mm long, greenish on the outside, white or yellowish inside, the petals are half the lenght of the sepals, white or yellowish. The corona filaments come in one or two series, 5-10 mm long, pink or lavender at base, yellow towards the top. The fruit is ovoid, pink or red when ripe, rounded at base, hexagonal or octogonal, usually hairy. This is an interesting species for growers who live in temperate climate, as it will stand cold and even slight frosts to the aerial part, but will in no case stand frost to the roots.
Propagation is quite easy by seeds or cuttings.