The bright yellow globular flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from May to October, followed by curved or coiled seedpods that are densely covered with white hairs and are up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long.

[1] The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.

[1] It was first formally described by botanist Allan Cunningham in Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales in 1825.

[1] The species prefers a well-drained sunny situation and will tolerate frosts down to -7 Celsius.

It is adaptable to use in situations where maintenance is infrequent such as road batters.