Perennial herb c. 0·6 m. tall; stems erect, ± patent-stellate-pubescent. Leaf-lamina 1–2·5 × 0·8–1·5 cm., ovate, ± densely pubescent above, rather sparsely setose below, hairs 2–3-pronged, apex acute, margin serrate, base obtuse or rounded; petiole up to 1·5 cm. long; stipules 3–5 mm. long, brown, subulate. Flowers c. 2·5 cm. in diam., red, solitary, axillary and forming corymbose clusters at the apices of the stems; peduncles up to 3–4 cm. long, articulated near the apex. Epicalyx of 8–9 bracts; bracts 3–5 mm. long, ciliate. Calyx 10–11 mm. long, pilose outside, glabrous inside; lobes up to 10 × 3 mm., lanceolate, acute. Petals 1·5–2 × 1–1·3 cm., obovate, stellate-pilose outside, glabrous inside. Staminal tube 9–10 mm. long; free parts of filaments 1–1·5 mm. long. Style-branches 6·5 mm. long. Capsule 9–10 mm. in diam., subglobose, minutely pubescent. Seeds (immature) with a floss.