It has glabrous stems, wedge-shaped or narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, cylindrical spikes of pale pink to mauve flowers and later, up to twenty follicles in each spike, surrounded by the remains of the flowers.
The plant has smooth stems, narrow egg-shaped leaves with a tapered end, cylindrical flower spikes with pale pink to mauve flowers, and later, numerous follicles per spike surrounded by the remnants of the flowers.