Babianas are beautiful when grouped together in small clusters in a rockery. Lining the area with wire mesh will help prevent mole rats and porcupines from eating them.

Seeds are sown in autumn. They must be sown thinly to prevent overcrowding. Water regularly during winter using a fine rose on the watering can or hose. Do not disturb the seedlings for two years; thereafter they can be planted over into permanent containers or into the rock garden at the beginning of their third season.

The corms can be planted in autumn in sandy loam. The corms like to be deep-seated and should be covered with some 8 cm of soil. Space them about 5 cm apart, closer in pots. They will benefit from regular, deep watering to root level once a week throughout winter and spring if rain is scarce. They need full sunlight to bloom properly and prefer to be kept completely dry during the summer months when they are dormant, although they will tolerate water during the summer if drainage is very good. Babiana praemorsa can withstand light frost.

Corms may be lifted in early summer and stored in dry packing material (straw or newspaper) until the next autumn.

Division is by offsets, which form on runners underground as well as on mature corms. Babianas can also be multiplied by seed sown in autumn. Germination takes six weeks.