Seed is sown at the end of February when the nights start to cool off. For best results always use fresh seed. This loosens the outer seedcoat and oxygenates the seed. The softened seedcoat is rubbed off. Dust the seed with a systemic fungicide.
Germination starts after three to four weeks.
The seedlings will have to be pricked out in batches, as the seed germinates at different times. Cultivars or hybrids are propagated by cuttings, which can be made from November to March. The young seedlings or cuttings grow fast and are ready to be planted out after a year. Three years after sowing the plants will produce their first flowers. Leucospermum oleifolium is particularly attractive planted in the foreground of a planting with taller Proteaceae like Leucospermum cordifolium, Leucadendron tinctum , or Protea neriifolia in the background.