Sow fresh seed during spring and maintain a temperature of 13ş to 18şC (55ş-64şF)

Take soft tip or semi hardwood cuttings from summer and autumn.


Botanic information
Leaf: The mid-green ovate leaves have fine pubescence that gives it a velvety texture with prominent venation on the upper surface. The apex is acute and the petiole is short.

Flower: The pink to purple expanded tubulate flowers may be spotted mauve on the inside and are arranged in a terminal spike that appears from autumn to winter.

Fruit: The small capsule produces numerous seeds and the plant self-sows easily in a warm climate. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.