This is a highly variable small shrub. features that vary are the degree of uprightness, hairiness and proportions of the leaf, flower colour and tube length. It can approach Correa glabra in appearance but generally be distinguished by the rough hairy foliage. The presence of a pair of reduced 'floral' leaves produced at the top of the flower is a distinctive feature of Correa reflexa which may be seen in the detail photo. These leaves may appear to clasp the top of the flower in some forms. In common with other Correa species, it has a long flowering season, often beginning in autumn and persisting till late spring, producing a succession of flowers.

Sub species

There are several named taxa within this species which is highly variable across its range and even within a single area. In the Greensbprough area the plants were predominantly green-flowered with occasional plants having the classic dusky red tubes with green tips. The form in the photos from Pomonal in the slopes below the Grampians appear to fit the description of Correa reflexa ssp. angustifolia.