Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early spring and pre-soak seeds in heated water 13º to 18ºC (55º-64ºF) for 24 hours. The seeds may require scarification.
Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during spring and semi hardwood cuttings during summer.
Botanic information
Leaf: The leaf outline is broad ovate to elliptical and is deeply lobed with 9 to 19-pairs of dark green linear segments.
Flower: The scarlet or white funnelform flowrs have 5-spreading lobes with exserted stamens and style. The corolla tube is up to 40mm (1½in) long and the flowers are arranged in an axillary cyme above the foliage on a long peduncle and appear from early to late summer.
Fruit: The small capsule contains tiny seeds that are viable and germinate readily but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.