This restio will look attractive in any garden, especially in a modern, low-maintenance garden where grasses are used to provide a changing display during the year. It will also look attractive in a pot on a patio or terrace. It is not known how it will react to cold, Northern Hemisphere climates.

The plants are best grown from seed, which has a fairly good germination rate when treated with smoke or 'Instant Smoke Plus' seed primer. It must be taken into account that about half of the seeds will not be viable, so the seed will have to be sown in an even layer, covering the soil in the seed pan. This species should be grown in full sun, in a well-drained soil and must have plenty of air movement around it. The plants adapt to a large variety of soil types. The best time for planting restios is at the beginning of the rainy season, as the plants need regular watering during the first six weeks to two months after planting. The plants need a regular watering and are not suitable for very dry gardens. They may be fed with standard organic fertilizers, or by sprinkling the surrounding soil with a small amount of ammonium sulfate during the growing season.

Some of the plants will flower within a year of sowing. By the second year, all plants should have grown into handsome specimens and should flower in the course of the year. The plants produce a new growth flush in the centre of the plant every year. The individual stems start to deteriorate during the third year, but by that time two new flushes of growth will have appeared already in the annual renewal cycle of the plant. This governs the maintenance of the plant, which should be limited to the regular removal of the brown, dead, outer stems.