Propagation
Take cuttings during late summer and placed under glass over winter.

Divide established clumps during spring.

Botanic information
Leaf: The leaf shape varies from elliptical to obovate with dark purple to pinkish tones on the upper surface. The reddish petiole is short and the apex is acute.

Flower: The tiny insignificant flowers are arranged in a cylindrical axillary spike that appears during summer. Under cultivation the flowers are seldom allowed to develop due to regular pruning.

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