When the leaves first appear their colour is red-pinkish, but then they turn deep green and grow to about 12 to 18 cm long. They are attached to long flexible stalks, which makes them rustle, flutter and dance in the slightest whiff of wind
Spherical cactus native to the coastal mountains of Northern Chile. Has 2.5 cm long yellow flowers that bloom in Spring and Summer. The flowers are supposedly to be sweet scented.