Scandent or semi-erect shrub to 4 m high. Leaves 6.5–14 cm long with 2–9 leaflets; leaflets elliptic to ovate, 1–4 cm long, 10–25 mm wide, apex acute to acuminate, margins serrate, glabrous. Calyx 3–6 mm long. Corolla 5–6 cm long, orange to scarlet, pubescent near base within tube and on lobe margins; tube curved, 35-45 mm long; stamens exserted; anthers glabrous. Capsule 3–7.5 cm long; seeds c. 15 mm long. Flowers spring–summer.
VVP, GipP, EGL, HSF. Recorded near townships in coastal areas in Gippsland (e.g. Mallacoota and Lakes Entrance). Native to Southern Africa.