Reaching about 20 cm (8 inches) tall and 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 inches) wide. Its short, broad, diamond-shaped leaves boast a high-contrast palette: a powdery blue-gray center bordered by a broad, creamy-yellow margin.
Accenting this color play are pronounced, wavy mammillate projections ("nipples") along the edges, each armed with sharp, vibrant red teeth and a long, gracefully twisting red terminal spine.
