A herb. It is succulent and crawls over the ground. The branches can be 2 m long. The leaves are green or red. They are in opposite pairs and have 3 sides. The leaves are fleshy and up to 6.5 cm long. The flowers are attractive pink. They are 4-6 cm across. They have a white centre. When the petals drop off the fruiting base of the flower swells up. This turns purplish-red. The centre is juicy. It contains seeds in a white pulp.