Payne' is an open, evergreen shrub with a slightly weeping habit, growing to 1 metre high.

It produces masses of long-stalked small pale pink flowers starting in winter and continuing through spring that are attractive to various insects including butterflies.

[2][3] In his Handbook of trees and shrubs for the Southern Hemisphere published in 1959, Richmond E. Harrison noted that the cultivar Thryptomene paynei, then newly introduced to New Zealand was "raised by FC Payne of Adelaide".

paynei, 'Paynei', 'Paynes', 'Payne's Hybrid' and 'Payne's Selection' [3][7] Plants may be grown as a low informal hedge or for cut flowers.

They are adaptable to most situations, but prefer well drained soil in a sunny or partly shaded position.