Kohleria eriantha is an evergreen perennial that has a shrubby habit and grows from rhizomes.
The leaves are olive green, hairy, and have band of reddish hairs along the margins.
The flowers are tubular and brilliant orange-red with yellow spotted throats and they hang in clusters.
Best grown in a glasshouse or in pots indoors - they can also be grown outdoors in warmer parts of Australia.