in ) ▁wide , ▁the ▁inner ▁wh or l ▁lance - sh aped ▁to ▁narrow ly ▁lance - sh aped , ▁with ▁a ▁sharp ly ▁point y ▁tip , ▁ 1 ½ – 4   cm ▁( <0xE2> <0x85> <0x94> – 1 ¾ ▁in ) ▁long ▁and ▁ ¾ – 1   cm ▁( 0 . 2 8 – 0 . 4 0   in ) ▁wide . ▁ ▁The ▁b ract ▁subt ending ▁the ▁individual ▁flower ▁is ▁line - sh aped , ▁ 1 2 – 1 6   mm ▁( 0 . 4 8 – 0 . 6 4   in ) ▁long , ▁about ▁ 2   mm ▁( 0 . 0 8   in ) ▁wide , ▁and ▁dens ely ▁sil ky ▁hair y . ▁The ▁ 4 - mer ous ▁per ian th ▁is ▁ 3 – 3 ½ ▁cm ▁( 1 . 2 – 1 . 4   in ) ▁long . ▁The ▁lower ▁part , ▁that ▁remains ▁merged ▁when ▁the ▁flower ▁is ▁open , ▁is ▁slightly ▁infl ated , ▁hair less , ▁and ▁about ▁ 3 – 4   mm ▁( 0 . 1 2 – 0 . 1 6   in ) ▁long . ▁The ▁segments ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁part ▁( or ▁cla ws ), ▁are ▁thread - sh aped ▁and ▁sil ky ▁hair y . ▁The ▁segments ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁( or ▁lim bs ), ▁which ▁en closed ▁the ▁pol len ▁present er ▁in ▁the ▁bud , ▁are ▁boat - sh aped ,