With its neat rounded shape, Cineraria saxifraga makes an excellent edging plant. It is also an attractive addition to the mixed border and the rockery, a good ground-cover in semi-shade and it will drape over terraced walls. It also makes an excellent container plant suitable for window boxes and hanging baskets. Plants do not require pruning, but can be cut back where necessary. They will last for a number of years, but may become a bit woody and scruffy with age. At Kirstenbosch, to keep them looking at their best, we replace them with young plants every four to five years.

Cineraria saxifraga is fast-growing and very easy to grow. It does best in well-drained, well-composted soil in semi-shade to full sun. A plant in a sunny situation will be more compact than one in a shadier spot. It needs regular watering until established, after which it will survive quite happily on much less. It is suitable for inland and coastal gardens and can withstand light frost (zone 10: -1 to 4°C / 20 to 30°F) although it is better suited to frost-free gardens (zone 11: above 4°C / 40°F).

Cineraria saxifraga is propagated by means of cuttings or seed, or rooted runners can be removed from an established plant. A new plant produced from a cutting or a runner will take about three months to reach a good size.

Cuttings can be taken during spring, summer or autumn. It is very easy to root, and although best results are obtained using the nursery facilities, i.e. dipping the cut ends into a suitable rooting hormone powder and planting them in a well aerated medium e.g. equal parts of milled bark and polystyrene and then placing them over bottom heat of ±23°C under intermittent mist, rooting will also occur if the cuttings are placed in a cool spot and kept moist. Seed can be sown in autumn in frost free climates, or in spring and early summer.