It is a low, spreading or rounded shrub with a strong odour, small leaves pressed against the stem and purple flowers.

Eremophila verticillata is a rounded or spreading shrub which grows to a height of between 0.4 and 1.5 m (1 and 5 ft) with a strong, slightly offensive odour and more or less hairy branches.

Flowering occurs between November and January and is followed by fruits which are dry, woody, oval-shaped with a pointed end and 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long with a hairy covering.

[2][3][5] Whorled eremophila grows in loam over limestone in woodland near Newdegate in the Mallee biogeographic region.

Propagation from cuttings is relatively easy and the shrub will grow in a wide range of soils, including those that are slightly saline or based on clay.