Leucadendron levisanus is reproduced from tip and heel cuttings taken in spring and autumn. Cuttings are rooted in a 50:50 mixture of fine, milled pine bark and polystyrene balls. Applying a rooting hormone will stimulate rooting. Rooting can take place from 6 weeks onwards. Rooted cuttings are removed from the mist benches and hardened off for 3 weeks before being potted. Rooting can only take place if you have sufficient underfloor heating and mist benches set up in a good propagation greenhouse. The rooted cuttings are potted in a soil medium made for fynbos plants. A suitable mixture would consist of sand, composted pine bark and loam or topsoil. The potted cuttings should be grown in a well-ventilated and lit area and should be watered in the morning. They could be fed every second week with an organic-based, seaweed fertilizer.

The young plants should be planted in early autumn or just after the first winter rains. This will allow the root system to become strong and established before the hot, dry summer months. It is a tall shrub so plant it behind other smaller shrubs and bedding plants in your garden. The plants need to be planted in full sunlight and ensure the soil is well drained. Mulching with woodchips or compost during summer will keep the soil cool and help feed the plants. Although the plant produces seed, it however, has not been grown from seed before in cultivation.

INITIATIVES TOWARDS SURVIVAL
In situ conservation
The main remaining populations occur under power lines managed by Eskom. This particular area was given National Heritage Site Status because there are other threatened Cape Flats flora growing on it. Representatives from Eskom, Cape Nature Conservation, Kirstenbosh, Botanical Society and professional conservation biologists have worked towards establishing appropriate land management practices to ensure the survival of the remaining populations.
Ex situ conservation
Plants are currently being propagated and grown at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Representatives of Kirstenbosch, Tygerberg Nature Conservation and Eskom recently re-introduced these plants into the damaged areas under the power lines. Staff from Kirstenbosch gave a small demonstration as to how to plant this species without any damage to the plant or the surrounding environment. Plants are also grown for display in the garden of extinction at Kirstenbosh Gardens. This is a theme garden displaying plants that are extinct in the wild or close to becoming extinct. Plants are also available at rare plant fairs in April and October.