Perennials with decumbent to suberect branches to 40 cm high, often much-branched. Leaves broadly elliptic to orbicular, 12–35 mm long, 10–25 mm wide, rounded, dorsiventrally compressed, usually abruptly constricted at base, glaucous, red-spotted, margins recurved; petioles 0–13 mm long. Inflorescence bracteate, a loose thyrse. Flowers predominantly 4-merous; calyx-lobes lanceolate, narrowly triangular, 0.8–1.3 mm long, acute; corolla white tinged pink, lobes linear-lanceolate, 4.4–5.6 mm long, pointed; nectary scales transversely oblong, 0.2–0.3 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, truncate; carpels oblong-reniform, with 12–16 ovules. Seeds usually not formed, but flowers sometimes giving rise to vegetatively produced plantlets.  Flowers mainly spring.