A bushy perennial forming mounds up to 18" tall, with herbaceous branches emerging from a woody base. The thin, needle-like leaves have a strong minty scent, similar to peppermint. Flowering stalks are topped with cymes sporting single or clusters of nodding, downturned flowers due to a sharp bend in the corolla tube. Corollas are bright, rosy pink, sprinkled with dark, rosy-red to burgundy freckles. The common name refers to the prominent, elongated spur on the white anthers.