This loosens the outer seedcoat and oxygenates the seed. The softened seedcoat is rubbed off. Dust the seed with a systemic fungicide. Sow on a well-drained medium, firm down and cover with a layer of sand. Seed can be sown in an open seedbed in full sun, or in a seed-tray placed in a sunny position.
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 cordifolium is an excellent garden plant, as a focal point or planted in groups, and provides good, long-stemmed cut flowers.