It can be used as an accent plant in a rock garden or as a ground cover. Nanea should be planted over a mulch of cinder, coral chips or sand since it is not a dense ground cover. No special care is required and no serious insect pests are known. Nanea is easily grown from seeds. Soaking the seeds in water overnight enhances germination which should occur in 6 days.
Seedlings grow quickly.
Moderate to light. Bishop Museum, Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden, North Shore between Pounders Beach and Kahuku, Kahana Bay.