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.
Stem cuttings of non-flowering shoots during the growing period.

Botanic information
Leaf: The slightly twisted dark green leaves are narrow-oblanceolate with a mucronate apex and a short petiole. The texture is leathery and the new pubescent growth is pinkish.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers are up to 7mm (¼in) long with a short calyx tube, 5-small deciduous calyx lobes and 5-rounded petals. The red exserted stamens are arranged in whorls and the cylindrical spike is up to 60mm (2⅜in) wide and appears during late spring.

Fruit: The cup-shaped woody capsules are crowded along the stems and are persistent on the plant. The small seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.

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.