Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall. Leaves mostly ovate, 3.5-8.5 cm long, 2-4.5 cm wide, waxy-blue at first, stalkless. Flower heads cylindrical as buds, about 5 cm wide, opening to about 9 cm wide; summer to autumn. Bracts whitish, deep pink to brown at the tips, spreading widely when the flower opens.

S Africa (Cape).

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.