Kennedia prostrata is a prostrate or twining shrub with wiry stems up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long that are hairy when young.

The five sepals are hairy, from 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) in length, and the petals are usually scarlet, rarely white.

Flowering occurs from April to November, and the fruit is a flattened cylindrical pod from 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in) in length.

[1][2][3][5] The species is naturally adapted to sandy or lighter soils and prefers a sunny position.

A widely cultivated species, it grows in temperate to subtropical areas and is hardy in most situations.