This annual is very easy to grow. Sow seed during autumn (March) in seed beds or seed trays using a light, well-draining medium which is placed in a sunny position. The medium should be levelled and well-watered beforehand. When using a medium that has been used before, it is best to dig the soil over first.

Sow the light seeds evenly on a windless day, water gently, and cover with a thin layer of sand. This very light seed can also be mixed with sand to facilitate sowing. Seed can also be sown directly into garden beds, but germination could be erratic. There will also be fierce competition with fast growing weeds.

The seed will germinate within the first two weeks. Seedlings are pricked out from the beds/trays as soon as they are large enough to be handled.

Preparing large flowering beds often involves rotorvation to loosen up and aerate the compacted soil. Add organic fertilizer and well-rotted compost and use the rotorvator to work it into the soil. Level the soil out by using an iron rake.

To help suppress the development and growth of weeds or other unwanted plants, it could be beneficial to apply an additional mulch-layer of compost.

Transplanting is a crucial stage and care needs to be taken that these seedlings are well watered so that they can get properly established.

This species will thrive when planted in full sun. For better results, ensure that seedlings are planted close together and north-facing, as the flower heads turn to follow the sun.

As of mid-August, this species gradually starts to flower and to come into full bloom towards the end of August. This continues throughout the month of September towards almost mid-October when seed is virtually ready for harvesting.

The Namaqua-ursinia with its warm colours of yellow or orange is equally suitable for en masse or mixed plantings in small or larger flower beds. The following annuals may be propagated and cultivated under the same conditions, and normally complement this ursinia very well: the dainty sky-blue Heliophila coronopifolia (blue flax), the tallish Senecio elegans  (wild cineraria), the multi-coloured Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (Livingstone daisy), Arctotis hirsuta (gousblom), the bright orange Dimorphotheca sinuata (Namaqualand daisy), D. pluvialis (white Namaqualand daisy), bright blue Felicia dubia (dwarf felicia) and blue F. heterophylla. Other annual ursinias which could be useful include the yellow Ursinia anthemoides  (marigold) and U. cakilefolia (orange or lemon).