Propagation
Sow fresh seed when ripe during late summer.

Take soft tip cuttings during spring and place in a protected environment. The cuttings root slowly.
Good forms of this plant are grafted onto a rootstock.

This plant is resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Botanic information
Leaf: The glossy dark green trifoliate leaves have lanceolate leaflets that are up to 75mm (3in) long and 20mm (¾in) wide with serrated margins. The apex is acute and the base is cuneate with a short petiole.

Flower: The small cyathiform white flowers have numerous exserted stamens and a short pedestal. They are arranged in a loose cluster and appear during spring. The petals are soon shed leaving 5-linear to lanceolate sepals that enlarge and turn pink to red and is a feature of the plant.

Fruit: Under cultivation the small nut is not often seen and the seed is distributed by water. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.