Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring and cultivars are not true to form.

Divide established clumps during late spring to maintain true to type.

Botanic information
Leaf: The glaucous dark green elliptical to linear (grass-like) leaves are upright and arching from the base.

Flower: The reddish buds produce tubular greenish flowers that are arranged in a cylindrical terminal raceme that is nodding and appears during summer.

Fruit: The small capsule is not commonly seen and the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.