Propagation
Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during late spring and semi hardwood cuttings during late summer.
Aerial layering is carried out during the growing period.

General pruning information
Little pruning is normally required apart from crown lifting or thinning. All branches should be cut back to the collar and avoid pruning deciduous species during spring as this encourages bleeding.
It is moderately deer resistant.

Botanic information
Leaf: The mid-green leaves are obovate to oblong with an abrupt acuminate apex and a cuneate base. During autumn the leaves turn yellow brown before falling.

Flower: The stellate flower has up to 14-slender petals that radiate out from the centre and appear solitary during spring before the leaves. They are pinkish white inside and purplish on the underside.

Fruit: The follicle is composed aggregated carpels and has a cone-like appearance butis not normally produced and the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.