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


Botanic information
Leaf: The leathery dark green leaves are obovate to linear or elliptical and are pale green on the underside. The petiole is short and the apex is acute. As the leaf ages it tends to turn reddish.

Flower: The small bisexual white cyathiform flowers have 5-fleshy green sepals and 5-white rounded petals with several stamens attached at the base. They have a short pedicle and are arranged in axillary cyme in groups of seven on a fleshy peduncle. They are nectar rich and attract birds and appear during spring.

Fruit: The small capsule is loculicidally dehiscent and contains numerious seeds.