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 (peeling treatment).

Semi hardwood cuttings taken during summer and apply bottom heat.


Botanic information
Leaf: The sessile leaves are linear to narrow obovate up to 1 mm wide with an acute apex that is not pungent. The dark green upper surface is a glabrous and the underside is covered in silky hairs. They are arranged densely-upright along the stems.

Flower: The small tubulate flowers have a silky pedestal up to 4 mm (? in)long and the oblong silky white perianth segments that are up to 5mm (Ľ in) in length. They are split to the base and strongly curled backwards the new witha protruding in curved style that is up to 10mm (? in) long.

There are 6-12 flowers arranged in an a terminal raceme that is up to 50mm (2in) long and accompanied by ovate-acute bracts up to 2 mmlong. They are shed as the flower opens. The flowers appear from late winter to early summer and are pollinated by birds.

Fruit: The ellipsoidal follicle is up to 4mm (? in) wide with a faintly warty pericarp and contains a single oblong seed to 6mm (Ľ in) long with a waxy ridge long one side. The small seeds are viable but the plant can be reproduced vegetatively.