▁are ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁pet als ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁are ▁joined ▁at ▁their ▁lower ▁end ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁t ube . ▁The ▁pet al ▁t ube ▁is ▁pale ▁l il ac ▁to ▁deep ▁l il ac - col oured ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁and ▁white ▁with ▁l il ac ▁or ▁pur ple ▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁inside . ▁The ▁outer ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁t ube ▁and ▁pet al ▁lo bes ▁is ▁hair y , ▁the ▁inner ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁lo bes ▁is ▁gl ab r ous ▁and ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁t ube ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁w ool ly ▁hair s . ▁The ▁ 4 ▁stam ens ▁are ▁fully ▁en closed ▁in ▁the ▁pet al ▁t ube . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁October ▁and ▁the ▁f ruits ▁which ▁follow ▁are ▁o val - sh aped ▁with ▁a ▁gl ab r ous , ▁st raw - col oured , ▁pap ery ▁covering ▁and ▁are ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁by ▁Sp encer ▁Le ▁March ant ▁Moore ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Society , ▁Bot any . ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁( m arg are th ae ) ▁hon ours ▁Margaret ▁For rest , ▁wife ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁For rest . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Sand bank ▁pover ty ▁bush ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁common ▁between ▁Leon ora ▁and ▁New man ▁in ▁the ▁Gas co y