Propagation
Sow fresh seed during autumn in pots and place in a cold frame to germinate.

Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during late spring to early summer.
This plant easily transplants from containers.

Botanic information
Leaf: The light green leaves are lanceolate to narrow elliptical with finely serrated margins and are pubescent on the underside. The apex is acuminate and the leaf has a very short reddish petiole, up to 10mm (⅛in) long or is sessile.

Flower: The tiny bisexual tubulate flowers have 4-6 calyx lobes that are persistent on the plant and have of 4-6 overlapping petals with 4-exserted stamens. They are arranged in an axillary cyme up to 30mm (1¼in) wide and appear during late summer.

Fruit: The berry-like green drupe matures to violet-white and persists on bare branches for up to one month after the leaves have fallen. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.