Propagation
Surface sow fresh seeds thinly then prick out when large enough to handle.

Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during the growing period.

Culture
Careful when selecting a position as the roots clog drains and from a pot. It is moderately deer resistant. It is resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Botanic information
Leaf: The mid green lanceolate leaves are softly downy and bronze pink when young and are usually thinner than other species. The apex is acuminate and the petiole is short.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers have a short calyx tube with 5-small decidious calyx lobes and 5-rounded petals. The numerious yellow stamens are arranged in a whorl and the flowers are arranged in a cylindrical spike that is up to 80mm (3⅛in) long and appear from spring to summer.

Fruit: The capsule is woody and has 3 to 4 cells that contain small brown seeds that are very viable. The capsule is persistent on the shrub.

General pruning information
To maintain a bushy habit cut back just behind the spent flowers to a node. Be careful not to prune to hard into old wood as this may cause dieback. If an old plant becomes leggy it may be cut back to ground level, where it will rejuvenate.