Cylindrophyllum comptonii is best used as a water-savings plant. It grows well in dry, hot condition and does not need too many nutrients to grow. This plant can easily be propagated by seed or cuttings.

Sow seed during the warmer months of the year. Use a mixture of coarse river sand (60%) and sieved compost (40%). Sow seed evenly onto the mixture and cover with a fine layer of sand. Keep soil medium moist using a mist sprayer. Seeds will germinate within 2 weeks. Seedlings need then to be transplanted into larger containers.

Take cuttings during the warmer season (spring and summer). C. comptonii has very short stems. Take cuttings just below the internode and insert in a mixture of 60% coarse river sand and 40% sieved compost. A rooting hormone can also be applied. Water cuttings using a fine mist sprayer. Always use sterilized equipment and soil mediums when propagating plants. Rooted cutting should be transplanted into bigger containers as well.