The spring-loving centuary's principal leaves are usually linear and sharply recurved.
Inflorescence is a paniculate cyme with a definite central axis.
The main branches diverge at a 45 degree angle or greater. The ultimate peduncles are generally shorter than the flowers, and thus the flowers are congested at the tips of the branches. Corolla is pale to medium pink, with the corolla lobes equalling or more than half the length of the corolla tube. The stamens are well exserted from the corolla tube and thus exceeded by the style. The decline of the spring-loving is due largely to road construction, alterations in spring hole and outflow morphometry at six sites, utilization of land for agricultural purposes, grazing by cattle and feral horses.