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Plants forming cushionlike tufts, stoloniferous, rhizomatous. Leaves basal and cauline; petiole absent; blade oblong to obovate, unlobed, [5–]8–35[–50] mm, leathery-fleshy, margins finely serrate (teeth whitish), proximally ciliate, with lime-secreting hydathode (secretions obvious), apex obtuse to ± acute, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 2–20-flowered, narrow, distally branched thyrses or cymes, sometimes solitary flowers, 6–40 cm, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; bracts sessile. Flowers: sepals erect, (often reddish), oblong to ovate, margins eciliate, surfaces hairy; petals white to cream or pink, sometimes orange- or purple-spotted, elliptic to oblong or obovate, 3–6 mm, longer than sepals; ovary 1/2+ inferior. 2n = 28.