Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring and maintain a temperature of 16º to 18º C. (61º to 64º F).
Semi hardwood cuttings taken during summer.

General pruning information
Lightly trim after flowering to thicken up, don’t cut back into old wood as it will encourage dieback and generally will not rejuvenate. The plant may die back from excessive rich soils.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are leathery with an obtuse to emarginate apex and a cuneate base with a short thick petiole. The margin and petiole may be tinged in red and the leaf is concolorous. 

Flower: The small tubulate flowers are arranged in a terminal head to 75mm (3in) wide and 90mm (3½in) long. This enclosed in an involucre of imbricated green-pink bracts that are tipped in red with a white pubescent margins. They appear from winter to early spring.

Fruit: The fruit is a bearded nut and the small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.