Dwarf shrub, succulent, up to 0.4 m high. Stems with many, erect branches, internodes deep maroon when old. Leaves spreading and recurved; blade linear, 12-25 x 2-3 mm. Flowers: corolla 16-20 mm in diameter; petals bright coppery to magenta-purple; staminodes white; anthers pale yellow; Oct.-Feb.