Lachenalia lutzeyeri is difficult in cultivation, almost always only producing leaves and flowers after a fire in the preceding summer and the bulbs can stay dormant indefinitely in cultivation unless they are burnt. (G.D. Duncan 2020, pers. comm.) A technique to induce it to flower in cultivation has not yet been found.

Grow it in well-drained, acidic, sandy potting soil such as one consisting of about half coarse washed sand and half finely sieved compost. This should be used to fill the lower two-thirds of the pot. The upper third should be pure sand with no loam or compost into which the bulbs are planted. This layer stays relatively dry preventing the bulbs from rotting if they get too wet, while the roots can safely penetrate the richer moister organic medium below. Plant the bulbs in mid-autumn at a depth of 15-20 mm and water well. Once the leaves have developed, drench them with water once a week. The plants should be kept in full sun and will grow very happily outside during the winter months, providing the temperature does not drop below freezing. In summer the bulbs should be kept dry, preferably in a cool position. One may either lift the bulbs and store them in paper bags or store them in their pots. They enjoy being repotted every 2-3 years with fresh medium. Lachenalia lutzeyeri is not suitable for general garden conditions with summer irrigation, the bulbs will rot if they receive water in summer.

Lachenalias are easily propagated by leaf cuttings, which can be removed from the plant by slicing them at the base of the leaf blade. These leaves are then half-buried in a very sandy medium and left in a cool place out of direct sunlight. The soil should be kept on the dry side to avoid the leaves rotting while the humidity can be quite high: humid air and dry soil is the trick. Within a few months, small bulbils will appear along the cut edge at the base of the leaf. Eventually the leaf will wither but the bulbils can be planted like normal bulbs the following season. Flowering will take 1-2 years.

Lachenalias are also easily raised from seed, which should be sown in autumn in a similar medium used for cultivation with a thin layer of soil placed over the seed. Water them gently but regularly in the first few weeks. The seedlings should germinate within about 2-3 weeks. Flowering will take 2-3 years.

Not much fertilizing is required for these bulbs as they are not generally very hungry, but they wouldn't be adverse to the odd splash of a dilute low-nitrogen liquid fertilizer.