The above plant is closely allied to the Aphlexis, and in many respects requires the same kind of treatment; it also bears everlasting flowers, which last a long time in perfection. It makes a very handsome and attractive plant whether in or out of flower, and is also one of the very best of exhibition plants. Young plants when of the proper size are capital for table work and for house decoration. It is astonishing how seldom one meets with a specimen of this plant, and yet it is one which is worthy of a place in the most select collection of greenhouse plants. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope; the soil best suited to its needs is sandy peat, with a little leaf-mould added to it. It is increased by cuttings, taken from among the side shoots just as they are getting firm at the base. These should be put in in the usual way under a bell-glass, in a pot or pan prepared as for cuttings of Heaths or suchlike. The pot should be set in a cool house or pit, near the glass, and indeed in all stages of their growth they should be kept as near the glass as may be convenient.

When the cuttings have made roots, pot them off singly and set them in a cool pit, where they can be kept moderately close for a time, until they make fresh roots, when they should be allowed a moderate quantity of air. If kept too close for a lengthened period, they are liable to damp off, or to be attacked by mildew, which destroys the small foliage and mars the beauty of the plant.

In repotting they should not get too big shifts, and the soil should be rammed hard about them. The roots are very small and threadlike, so it is best to give small shifts and often, thus getting the whole ball permeated with roots. If large shifts are given the roots find their way to the sides of the pot, and run about it, leaving the centre of the ball almost destitute of roots, and then with repeated waterings the plant is liable to get soured, and suffers in consequence. The plants should be often pinched when young, thus inducing a bushy habit, and they will require fewer stakes to keep them in shape. With proper management they should almost do without stakes altogether, which are always less or more objectionable, and should be used as sparingly as may be. Their time of flowering is the end of summer and autumn, and the ordinary winter treatment should be such as is usually given to Heaths and suchlike plants.