Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring in a well-drained media, and maintain a temperature of 16ş to 18ş C. (61ş to 64ş F). Prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle.

Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during the growing period.

General pruning information
To maintain a bushy habit cut back just behind the spent flowers to a node. Be careful not to prune too hard into old wood as this may cause dieback. If an old plant becomes leggy it may be cut back to ground level, where it will rejuvenate slowly.


Botanic information
Leaf: The variable narrow lanceolate to oblanceolate leaves are up to 8mm (?in) wide. The texture is leathery and the petiole is short. The apex is acute with a sharp point.

Flower: The crimson cyathiform flowers have exserted stamens with yellow anthers. These are arranged in a spike that is up to 50mm (2in) long by 40mm (1 ľin) wide and appear towards the end of the branches during spring.

Fruit: The small globular woody capsule is persistent on the plant and releases its seeds after several years. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.