Shrub to 2 (–5) m high. Stems sparsely aculeate, the aculei small. Stipules caducous (only scars seen). Climax leaves: petiole 12 mm long, indumentum dense, fine pubescence ventrally, small aculei dorsally; lamina lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 90–105 mm long, 15–35 mm wide, cuneate to obtuse base (rarely cordate) base, serrate margin, acute to acuminate apex, glabrous but with small aculei along midrib and principal veins dorsally and ventrally. Foliar nectary at base of dorsal surface of midrib to 3 mm long. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, pedicel 8–20 mm long, accrescent, articulating at the base, indumentum of aculei; epicalyx with aculei, ± 10 segments, linear, flexible and spreading, apex entire, 12–30 mm long; calyx 18–27 mm long, exceeding the epicalyx at anthesis, lanceolate, acute to acuminate, aculeate or with long-bristly hairs along veins; petals c. 55 mm long by 35 mm wide, obovate, white with a pink margin (rarely yellow) and a dark red basal spot, finely stellate-pubescent dorsally, glabrous ventrally. Capsule ovate to broadly ovate, c. 17 mm long by c. 13 mm wide, with sparse, not distinctly coloured, appressed indumentum; beak 2 mm long. Seeds subreniform, c. 4 mm long by c. 3 mm wide, dark brown, glabrous, with striate and pectinate scales, funiculus conspicuous, glabrous.
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A small shrub. It grows 1-2.5 m high and spreads 1-1.5 m wide. The stems have a few prickles. The leaves are 3.5-12.5 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They are narrowly oval and only sometimes have 3 lobes. The leaf stalks are 0.5-2 cm long. The leaves are dark green and the midribs are prickly and there are teeth along the edge. The flowers are about 10 cm across. They are white with a pink edge and dark red spot in the centre. The fruit is a capsule 1.5-2 cm long by 1.2-1.3 cm wide. They are oval and have a beak. They are yellowish and have hairs. The seeds are smooth.
Recorded in eucalypt woodlands, dry sclerophyll forests, gullies, vine thickets and scrubby vegetation on coastal plains.
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It grows in subtropical to warm temperate climates. It needs well drained soils. It can tolerate light frosts.
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