Syncolostemon teucrifolia is a rounded perennial herb that grows between 0.15-0.3m tall. It has a woody rootstock with a few annual, slender,simple stems of a greyish colour. The leaves are slightly leathery and lanceolate in shape up to 20mm long, dark green to blackish and hairy above and greyish and hairy below with the margins slightly rolled under. Syncolostemon teucrifolia's inflorescence is about 40-80mm long, bearing purple or mauve to white flowers coloured flowers.
Syncolostemon teucrifolia is a lovely small perennial ideal for a mixed border or pots in the garden.