Herbs perennial. Stems erect, pubescent. Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4; petiole bases enlarged, connate, cupular; leaf blade long ovate or broadly lanceolate, sparsely pubescent, abaxially ciliate along midvein, pinnatisect; segments 10 pairs, linear, incised-dentate. Flower whorls few, lax; bracts leaflike, base enlarged, connate. Calyx cylindric, ca. 1.1 cm, pubescent; lobes 2, ovate-lanceolate, serrate. Corolla pink to rose, ca. 3 cm; tube slender; galea erect basally, rounded and expanded apically, finely pubescent, apex slightly protruding, pointing outward, obscurely 2-toothed, truncate; lower lip slightly longer than galea. Filaments villous. Capsule compressed, ovoid, ca. 2.2 cm, apex acute. Seeds long ovoid, ca. 3 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul--Aug.