Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early spring and pre-soak seeds in heated water 13º to 18ºC (55º to 64ºF) for 24 hours. Seeds may require scarification (peeling treatment).
Cuttings of non-flowering shoots during summer.

Botanic information
Leaf: The bright green leaves are up to 40mm (1½in) wide, obovate to broad-elliptical with a short reddish petiole and an abruptly acuminate apex. The texture is leathery and the leaves are a feature of the plant. 

Flower: The small tubulate flowers are cylindrical in bud and split open with 4-recurved segments forming a star-shape with 4-protuding curled stamens. The pedicle is up to 8mm (⅓in) long and the flowers are arranged in the leaf axils at the end of the branches from spring to early summer.

Fruit: The small rounded drupe is held out from the stem on a short reddish stalk and the small seeds are viable but may be difficult to germinate so the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.