sentences:  The flowers are arranged in a head of between 65 and 115 with linear, tapering and thread-like involucral bracts long at the base of the head.The perianth is cream-coloured near its base, maroon or yellow above, long and the pistil is cream-coloured, long with a pale red pollen-presenter.Flowering occurs from July to September and the fruit is an egg-shaped follicle long.