Propagation
Sow fresh seed and maintain a temperature of 18ş to 21ş C. (64ş to 75ş F).

Divide the rhizome during spring and offsets (plantlets) during summer.

Botanic information
Leaf: The large glossy green lanceolate leaves are arranged in 2-ranks alternately along the stems and have a leathery texture. They have a short petiole and a prominent mid rib on the underside.

Flower: The small slightly hooded campanulate flowers have 3-calyx lobes and 3-petals with a lobed lip and are enclosed in bright red bracts and plantlets occur within the bracts taking root when the flower falls. They are arranged in a slightly pendant terminal raceme that appears during summer.

Fruit: The capsule is ovoid shaped and the small seed is not