Scandent or erect shrub to 2m with striate velvety stems. Leaves to 120mm x 45mm, pilose above & puberulous beneath. Terminal inflorescence with bracts to 45mm x 15mm, flower heads to 12mm x 4mm with 10-12 flowers per head, lavender or violet corolla to 7.5mm long with tube to 4mm long & lobes to 2.3mm x 0.5mm. Achenes to 2.2mm long with pappus to 5mm long.