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

Takes stem 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.

Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are awl-shape to linear up to 4mm (⅛in) wide with a short petiole and a tapering pointed apex. The pinkish new growth is pubescent and the leaves are densely arranged along the stems.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers are arranged in a cylindrical spike that is up to 50mm (2in) wide. The flower is up to 7mm (¼in) long with a short calyx tube, 5-small deciduous calyx lobes and 5-rounded petals. The crimson exserted stamens are arranged in whorls and the flowers appear during summer.

Fruit: