Propagation
Soak the seeds over night in hot water to soften the hard seed-coat Then sow in containers or directly to a prepared bed and germination will occur within 6 to 10 weeks.

Take soft cuttings during the growing period.

General pruning information
Lightly prune immediately after flowering to encourage a bushy habit and profuse increased flowering in the following season. Cutting back at other times during the year may cause dieback.
Cut flower but must have reasonable length of stem.


Botanic information
Leaf: The pinnate leaves have narrow dark green lanceolate leaflets and when crushed have a lemony scent.

Flower: The stellate to campanulate flowers have 4-sepals and 4-petals that are red to pink and appear singularly on mass during spring.

Fruit: The small capsule is explosive with one seed in each locule. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.