They are attractive rosette plants with thick subtly colored leaves, occasionally speckled. Graptopetalum leaves range in colour from waxy green to lovely pink and grey-green.
Known as the Forked Sundew, it is easy to see how Drosera binata red got that name. The long upright leaves form a "Y" shape at the extremity. The erect stems can reach 20 inches high or more and branched in upper part.