Along the Jan Juc coastline this plant is best seen in the coastal heathland near Bells. However, it is also present at isolated locations along the back of the dunes at Point Impossible.The showy pillar-box red flowers are a feature in early spring. The plant itself is highly responsive to fire and the combination of bare soil, increased nutrients, reduced competition and full sunlight tends to see it produce its most prolific flower displays in the early years after fire.
In garden situations a similar pattern follows with young plantings quickly producing large spectacular displays and then easing back as years pass.
Leaflets are best described as roundish and notched with a sinuous leaf edge.
Plants are prostrate and can grow to over a metre in width. Young plants are capable of producing dense mats whilst older specimens tend to be more open.

Indigenous uses as provided by the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation: The runners of this plant is used a string and children eagerly seek the flowers to suck nectar from the base.