Shrub to 2.5 m tall with a single stem. Leaves oblong to ovate, 5-7.5 cm long,1-3 cm wide, tip entire or with 2-4 teeth. Flower clusters ovoid to spherical, mostly solitary, 7-9 cm wide. Flowers 3.5 cm long, orange at first, becoming carmine.

S Africa (Cape).

Leaves mostly oblong.

Source: Spencer, R.; Molyneux, B.; Mathews, D. (2002). Proteaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.