Qaranthus yog ib qho evergreen perennial. Kev cog kab qhov siab txawv ntawm 30 mus rau 60 centimeters, cov stems muaj branched, upright. Cov nplooj yog oval tsaus ntsuab, tus, ci, nrog nyias cov leeg. Cov paj ntawm quarantus yog tib, loj, ntshav, dawb los yog liab dawb hauv xim, tsis muaj tsw.
