Propagation
Sow seeds when ripe. They require four months stratification at 4° C. prick out and pot up when large enough to handle.

Take Semi hardwood cuttings taken during early summer.
Division of suckers during the dormant period.

Note:
Care should be taken as the fruit is toxic if ingested.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are oblong to oblanceolate, dark green above and grey green on the underside with a prominent venation. The petiole is short and the apex is acute.

Flower: The white, slightly almond scented campanulate flowers have 5-sepals and petals with up to 15 protruding stamens and 5-10 blooms are arranged in a pendant raceme that is up to 100 mm (4in) long. The male and female flowers appear on different plants (dioecious) from late winter to spring.

Fruit: The female plants produce ovoid purple black fleshy drupes in pendant clusters on a reddish peduncle. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.