Fast-growing, low maintenance shrub that does best in the full sun. Very well adapted to harsh coastal conditions and so can tolerate poor soil and salty conditions and can thrive inwindy and drought conditions. Suitable for water-wise gardening and can also survive frost. Grow as a specimen shrub or in a group. Dense green foliage provides a good backdrop for flowering species or grey-foliaged plants.

Evergreen and fast growing, it can be used for informal hedging and screening. Makes an excellent coastal hedge or screen and will provide shade and shelter for slower, softer plant species.

Attracts berry- and fruit-eating birds to a garden. Because Searsia lucida is so hardy it does not require any special attention once it is established.

Searsia lucida can be propagated easily from seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

The seeds usually have a shiny brown colouring when ripe. As soon as the seeds are dry, they can be collected. Sow the ripe seed in autumn in seedling trays using a well-drained seedling medium. Only lightly cover the seeds with soil, and keep them moist, but never too damp. Seeds should start germinating from about four to six weeks after sowing. Transplant the seedlings into bigger containers when they reach the two-leaf stage. Sow fresh seed for best germination results. To improve germination first soak the berries till the flesh of the fruit rubs off easily, before sowing seed.

Cuttings can be taken in spring and early summer. Make semi-hardwood tip cuttings and use a rooting hormone to improve rooting success. Cuttings perform best if they are placed on a heating bench with an automated irrigation system, and enough air movement in the greenhouse. Should develop roots within three to five weeks if placed on bottom heat, after which they can be hardened off without heat, and watered less often for two weeks before being potted up.