Fl. 71 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, opening pale yellow, becoming white, strongly reflexed, plane, overlapping; the inner segments narrower, with margins wavy or incurved; corona cylindrical, slightly constricted at mid-point, becoming golden yellow, with tinges of orange, mouth flared and even, with rim notched and crenate. Color develops after cutting.

Taken from the song written to promote the 1904 World’s Fair, ‘Meet Me in St. Louie, Louie, meet me at the fair.’