An erect bushy shrub or small tree growing to around 5m but can get bigger in the wild. It can thrive in poorly drained sites that get seasonally waterlogged. With shiny bright green narrow leaves that have a white underside and grey-brown bark is smooth with bright red cylindrical flower spikes that occur in summer through into winter and can spot flower other times of the year.

Bird Attracting, Costal Garden, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screeningd, Lo wWater Garden, Wind Break