Propagation
Sow fresh seed during autumn and place in a cold frame until germination occurs. (seed is rarely used)

Division of the clump during late summer. Collect bulbils and sow during late summer. The bulbs should be planted deeply in the soil with 100 mm (4in) of soil on top and space 300mm (12 in) apart.

Note:
The fleshy bulbs consist of 2-scales and can produce 10 or more bulblets during the season. Care must be taken when handling bulbs as they are fragile and broken roots do not regrow. After lifting it can take up to two seasons before flowers are produced.


Botanic information
Leaf: The fleshy textured blue green sessile leaves are narrow lanceolate to linear with a long acuminate apex.

Flower: The nodding campanulate flowers have 3-jade green outer tepals and 3-mahogany-red inner tepals with the acute tips curled back strongly. They appear singularly or occasionally in groups of 2-3 with a slender pedestal in the upper leaf axils on a stem that is up to 450 mm (18 in) tall during spring.

Fruit: The small loculicidal capsule has 3-valves and contains numerous flat winged seeds. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced from the rice grain size offsets.