Propagation
Take cuttings from established firm shoots during late summer
Divide an established clump during winter.

This perennial self-layers by setting roots from the nodes which rest on the soil

Botanic information
Leaf: The silvery green oblanceolate to elliptical leaves are arranged densely along the stems and are overlapping. The leaf surface heavily covered in soft silky white hairs and in wet conditions the leaves become soft and fall apart.

Flower: The small pink-mauve to purple tubulate flowers are arranged in a terminal spike that is held above the foliage on a scape that is up to 300mm (1ft) tall and appears throughout summer.

Fruit: The small fruit is an oblong nutlet and the small seeds are viable but the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.