Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early spring and pre-soak seeds in heated water 13ş to 18şC (55ş-64şF) for 24 hours. Seeds may require scarification and may take up to 2 year to germinate.
Cuttings taken during summer.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are linear to lanceolate or oblong, boarding towards the acute apex and the tapering base is sessile. It is up to 6mm (Ľin) wide and the surface is commonly covered in whitish hairs.

Flower: The sepals are covered in stellate tomentose and the tubulate flower has a broad lower lip and a 4-lobed upper lip with 4 red protruding stamens. It is solitary and pendant with a pedicle up to 10mm (?in) long, in the leaf axils towards the end of the branchlets from winter to spring.

Fruit: The 2 to 4 chambered hard and woody drupe is indehiscent, dry and sometimes splitting at the apex. There are 1 to 3 hard-coated seeds per chamber and they are difficult to germinate. The plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.