Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring and prick out when 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 mid green adult leaves are ovate to narrow ovate with a prominent mid rib and the juvenile leaves clasp the stem.

Flower: The flowers have 5-petals that are discarded and 5-persistent sepals with the numerous stamens arranged in a whorl. The flowers are arranged in a terminal corymbose cyme that appears during early summer.

Fruit: The distinctly ribbed thin papery capsule is woody and contains numerous fine seeds.