Propagation
Sow fresh seed when ripe in a prepared bed or stratify before sowing.

Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during early summer.

Note:
Avoid pruning during winter or early spring as the oozing sap may encourage fungal disease. When used as a cut flower cut back stem to the nearest node on the stem.

Botanic information
Leaf: The purplish leaves have an acute apex and a short petiole with a finely serrated margin and the leaf colour is a feature of the plant.

Flower: The small white crateriform flowers are solitary or arranged in pairs towards the end of the branches and appear during late spring.

Fruit: The small drupe is deep purple in colour and may not germinate true to type. The small seed is not commonly used and the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.