Propagation
Sow fresh seeds thinly in flats or sheltered beds and pick out when large enough to handle.

Warm zones sow in late summer and in cold zones seeds require a protected environment. It takes 4 to 5 months from seed to flower. Plant out with spacing between 40-50 mm (2 in).


Botanic information
Leaf: The variable sized leaves are ovate to oblanceolate and have crenate to lobed margins. The apex is acute and the petiole is long.

Flower: The rotate flowers have 5-expanding petals with the lowest petals having short spurs at the base. The throat is marked with a variety of colours in lines and the solitary flower is held above the foliage on long pedestal and appear during late spring.

Fruit: The small papery capsule splits open with 3-valves and containing numerous small nut-like seeds that have a fleshy endosperm that is oily and are commonly disbursed by ants. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type.