A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-12 m tall. It has a spreading crown. It has several branches from just above the ground. The trunk is short and stout. The leave are round in outline with 3 shallow lobes. The leaves are 4-7 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The base is heart shaped. The flowering shoots are in large numbers on leafless stems. The flowers are yellow with red. They have a tube 7-12 mm long with 5 spreading triangle shaped teeth. The fruit are follicles that hang down. The are narrowly cylinder shaped and 7-9 cm long by 1-1.2 cm wide. The seeds are small and 8 mm long by 5 mm wide.