Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early spring and nick seed coat prior to sowing.

Semi hardwood cuttings taken during summer and apply bottom heat.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are narrow oblong to obovate up to 17 mm (⅝ in) wide and have an obtuse-mucronate apex. The margins are recurved and the underside has densely spreading hairs.

Flower: The small tubulate flowers have a pedestal that is up to 3 mm (⅛ in) long and the oblong yellow to greenish perianth segments are up to 15mm (⅝ in) in length with a protruding red style to 20mm (¾in) long. 

The flowers are arranged in an a terminal, villous raceme that is up to 50mm (2 in) long and are accompanied by linear bracts up to 4 mm (⅛ in) long. The flowers appear from winter to spring and are pollinated by birds.

Fruit: The ellipsoidal follicle is up to 7mm (¼ in) wide with a reddish-brown glabrous pericarp and contains a single oblong seed to 14mm (⅝ in) long with a short apical wing. The small seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.