Healthy foliage has a fresh appearance all the year and individual leaves may vary on one plant from narrow and simple to finely divided. From the leaf axils the squarish waxy bell flowers hang on short stalks, in clusters of two or three or singly. They appear around the third week of October and are a brilliant magenta pink, an unusual colour among shrubs at this season. They finally fall, and seed has not been found here. Propagation is easy from cuttings, using young stem tips at a half-ripe stage.
Plants succeed in any lime-free soil, light or heavy.
Pruning is another operation which should be done regularly to keep up bushy growth, and if desired this may be combined with cutting freely for decoration. This is a good time to prune as before flowering is over new growth is starting which would be lost if pruned later. No serious pest or diseases have been noted.