Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring in a well-drained media, and maintain a temperature of 16ş to 18ş C. (61ş to 64ş F). Prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle.

This plant is resistantto Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Note:
Care should be taken when selecting a site, allowing ample room for it to grow as it has vigorous invasive roots that can lift concrete and block drains.


Botanic information
Leaf: The juvenile lanceolate to ovate leaves are upto 220mm(8˝in)long and the adult discolours leaves are broad lanceolate to falcate, glossy green above and dull green underneath. The apex is acuminate and the reddish petiole is short.

Flower: The buds have hemispherical opercula that is conical or beaked and the tiny flowers have radiating white stamens. They are arranged in a terminal corymbose panicle with up to 7 blooms and appear during summer.

Fruit: The urn-shaped (urceolate) capsule has a peduncle and a broad disk with 3 to 4 descending valves that are deeply inclosed.