Propagation
Sow fresh seed during autumn in pots and place in a cold frame to germinate and maintain a temperature of 16º to 18º C. (61º to 64º F).
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Botanic information
Leaf:  The narrow-elliptical leaves have a cuneate base with a short red petiole and an acuminate apex. The texture is leathery the underside is pale green.

Flower:The narrow tubular flower has 4-expanding lobes that are narrow and flattened with a protruding style. They are arranged in a dense spherical axillary umbel on stalks up to 30mm (¼in) long, solitary or in groups towards the end of the branches.They appear from spring to summer.

Fruit: The slender pendant follicle has a woody textured surface and becomes flattened splitting down one side. It contains flattened oblong seeds up to 12mm (½in) long and arranged with a thin membrane between each seed.