In Kwelera National Botanical Garden this species was propagated from cuttings using a rooting hormone for semi-hardwood cuttings. A medium of one part cocoa peat and one part vermiculite was used to root this plant in spring (September). The cuttings were placed in a propagation house with an average temperature of 25°C with no humidity. The cuttings were watered at least three times a week, or as and when it was required, to minimise rotting. Monitoring of rooting was done every week. After four weeks the cuttings were rooted and were moved to the hardening off area where they were given less water and light. After two weeks, the cuttings were potted up in a potting medium of one part sand, one part compost and one part loam soil and remained in the shade house for another two weeks before they were taken outside into direct sun light.

The mother stock from which this species was propagated was at the seedling stage and was discovered through a search and rescue mission in Wolwefontein, between Kariega and Uitenhage, during the construction of a wind farm. They were immediately rehabilitated by potting them up in a well-drained medium consisting of equal parts of sand, composted bark and loam soil. They were placed under a shade net with a density of 80/20 percent and were watered well. After four weeks they were taken outside into direct sunlight and watered once a week in winter and twice a week in summer. Most of them have flowered but we are yet to collect seeds for further propagation. They were given a very low dose of organic fertilizer that is balanced with both micro- and macronutrients to replenish all the nutrients lost during flowering.

Plants that are rehabilitated are subjected to a lot of shock which causes a lot of stress and some plants die because they do not recover from the shock. Astroloba foliolosa is very resilient as we were able to rehabilitate all of the rescued plants and bring them back to life.

This plant thrives in full sun and dislikes too much water. Because of the texture of its leaves and columnar stems this plant would create a lot of interest when it is planted with companion plants like crassulas, gasterias and haworthiopsis, in rockeries and succulent gardens.

No pest and diseases have been found yet.