Propagation
Scarify seeds by soaking in warm water for 24 hours and or nicking seed coat then sow in a well-drained media and maintain a temperature of 13ş to 18ş C.

Take semi-hardwood cuttings during summer. The roots appear quickly and care should be taken not to disturb them when potting up.


Botanic information
Leaf: The grey-green leaves are linear to lanceolate with an acuminate apex and a short petiole. The margins are serrated and the underside is covered in brown-white curling hairs.

Flower: The small red to pink tubulate flowers have a short pedicle that is covered in tomentose and the villous perianth segments are cylindrical with a style up to 20mm (ľin) long. They are arranged in a one sided terminal raceme that is up to 50mm (2in) long and appear during spring and are bird pollinated.

Fruit: The oblong flattened follicle is up to 6mm (Ľin) wide with a ribbed, silky pericarp and contains a single elliptical seed to 14mm (?in) long with a waxy border. The small seeds are viable but the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.