The leaves are ovale, 1 cm long and of a light green. The tall pedoncule can bear up to 8 pink flowers and height 23 cm tall. They are generally grown for their flowers.
When the leaves first appear their colour is red-pinkish, but then they turn deep green and grow to about 12 to 18 cm long. They are attached to long flexible stalks, which makes them rustle, flutter and dance in the slightest whiff of wind