It is a type of grass. It has small and fine bright green leaves and grows in a tight clump with a bushy habit. It can be grown in full sun to part shade, though it must be kept constantly moist. A slender, tufted grass, the culms are often reddish, erect and 15-50 cm tall. The leaves are linear, 1.5-7 x 0.15-0.3 cm, flattish and inrolled. The leaf sheaths are hairy only at the junction with the leaf blade. The inflorescence is a terminal spike-like raceme at the end of branches.