Lobostemon belliformis grows best in a warm, sunny position in sandy well-drained soils and particularly in rockeries and on embankments. It is not cold-tolerant and will need protection from frost. In the Cape the best time to plant is during the rainy months of winter to allow plants to establish themselves before the warm, dry summers. It has performed very well at Kirstenbosch providing very showy displays from winter into spring. It will benefit from some top dressing around the plant with compost once a year. Sometimes old plants begin to lose their leaves and may even die. When plants begin to lose condition, prune back one-third and dress with compost. They may be saved by this intervention and re-sprout from the older wood. If the plants die, there are invariably some seeds that will germinate and grow vigorously, replacing the old plant.

Cuttings from the tips of branches do not root well. They should be taken from the spindly side shoots re-sprouting from the older wood, in the middle of the bush, in either spring or autumn. The cuttings should not be kept too wet, as they may turn black and rot easily. Cuttings rooted in 50:50 milled bark and polystyrene on bottom heat grow best.

Plants grow from fresh seeds collected when the old flower heads turn brownishgrey. Treat seed with hot water and thereafter with smoke to aid germination.