Received by ACRA on 15 September 1988. The applicant was Mrs E J Morgan. The shrub is erect with a somewhat vase-shaped habit, to 2 m across by 5 m high at the top. Bark is grey and fissured. The young growth is deep pink to red and clothed with silky appressed hairs.
Mature leaves are glabrous.
Flowers are produced in spring. Inflorescences are up to 4 cm across by 7 cm long with new growth apparent at flowering time. The anther filaments are burgundy and the anthers are gold. The flowers are different to other seedlings of this cross. The filaments are burgundy with yellow anthers.