Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed thinly during spring and prick out when large enough to handle.

Take soft tip cuttings during summer of non-flowering shoots.

Culture
Care should be taken when planting, as it has a vigorous root system that can block drains. It is resistantto Phytophthora cinnamomi.


Botanic information
Leaf: The new soft pubescent lanceolate leaves are pinkish becoming dark green with age and mature leaves are up to 10 mm (? in) wide. They are slightly pubescent with an acute apex and a short petiole.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers have a short calyx tube with 5-small decidious calyx lobes and 5-rounded petals. The numerious red stamens are arranged in a whorl and the flowers appear in a cylindrical spike. The main flowering period is in early spring but spot flowering may occur throughout the year. The stamens are shed together as they are joined at the base and the flowers appear along or near the end of the branches.

Fruit: It is a small round cup shaped woody capsule with 3 to 4 cells that contain small brown seeds that are very viable.The capsules are notpersistent on the plant.


General pruning information
To maintain a bushy habit cut back just behind the spent flowers to a node. Be careful not to prune too 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.