Propagation
Sow fresh seed thinly during spring in a well-drained media, prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle.
Take soft tip or semi hardwood cuttings during the growing period and place in a warm humid environment.
This plant is resistantto Phytophthora cinnamomi
General pruning information
Older plants may be reinvigorated by pruning back by half and younger plants may be tip prune to thicken up after flowering.
Botanic information
Leaf: The stiff textured sessile leaves are oblanceolate to linear with a pointed apex. The leaves and the branchlet tips are covered in fine white pubescents.
Flower: The profuse white, sweetly scented rotate flowers appear solitary in the upper leaf axils from spring to summer with spot flowering at other times. The cultivar 'Cardwell' is covered in flowers from winter to spring.
Fruit: The rounded woody capsule may have 2 to many cells, which open at the topand release numerous fine seeds.The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type.