A slender, upright shrub to 1 m with tubular flowers from late autumn to late spring. Densely packed flowers up to 25 mm long are arranged singly in the leaf axils around the stem and assume a cylindrical brush-like appearance. Common Heath has many colour forms including pure white, pale pink, rose pink, crimson, scarlet and rare double flowered forms. The pink form is proclaimed as Victoria's floral emblem.