Propagation
Sow seeds when ripe in containers and place in a cold frame to germinate. Pick out one large enough to handle and pot on for one season.

Take semi hardwood cuttings from spring to autumn and placed in a protected environment with bottom heat until roots appear. Take hardwood cuttings from autumn to winter.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are ovate to oblong with an acuminate apex, slightly cuniate baseand a petiole up to 12mm (Ľin) long. The upper surface is glaborous and tomentose on the veins below. During autumn the leaves turnyellowish before falling.

Flower: The funnelform flowers have spreading lobes that are white red, pink to purplish and pale pink on the inside. They are arranged in axillary cymes or are solitary, appearing on the previous season`s growth in late spring. They may also appear sporadically throughout summer.

Fruit: The long slender oblong woody capsule has 2-valves and is dehiscent from the top releasing the small seeds that may be winged. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.