Shrub 1-1.5 m high, dense habit (? clipped). Leaves deep shining green above. Flowers with dark red calyx. Corolla crimson-scarlet; tube 2.8-3.5 cm, very slender; lobes c. 1.2-1.3 cm x 5-8 mm, elliptic to rhombic. Fruit 1-1.3 cm diameter, almost globose, shining black.