Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring and maintain a temperature of 16º to 18º C. (61º to 64º F).

Take semi-hardwood cuttings during summer apply bottom heat.

Botanic information
Leaf: The leathery textured sessile oblong leaves increases in size towards the top of the plant and the apex is mucronate .

Flower: The small tubulate flowers appear on different plants (dioecious). The tiny female flower appears in sessile ovoid, cone-like terminal heads that are surrounded by leaf-like yellow bracts. They appear during spring.

Fruit: The cone-likefruit contains small nuts and has a spicy aroma. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.

General pruning information
This plant tolerates a light prune directly after flowering but will not regenerate if pruned hard into old wood. Lightly pruned plants to form a compact habit that produces more flowers.