Pink--red, June--December, peak October.
Habitat Damp sandstone cliff faces and rock ledges.
Altitude 600--1200 m
Annual rainfall 800--1400 mm
Typical local abundance Occasional.
Vegetation Damp ledges e.g. with Callicoma serratifolia, Gleichenia rupestris, Todea barbara, Dracophyllum secundum; moist forest/rainforest e.g. with Eucalyptus oreades.
Substrate Skeletal sandy soil among sandstone rocks e.g. Pagoda rock formations of Newnes Plateau, low nutrients, permanent moisture.
Exposure Mid shade.