Plant in full sun and water occasionally to very little. It is cold hardy to at least 15 degrees F (maybe as low as 10° F) and reportedly resistant to deer and snail predation.

Aristea major is a very hardy species that is found all along the Drakensberg mountains. The genus name is either derived from the Latin word 'arista' meaning "awn" or from the Greek word 'aristeides' meaning "the best" and the specific epithet references this plants larger size that other species.

We grew this plant from seed received in 1992 from Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden. It finally flowered 10 years later in 2001 and the plants we grew in later years, from 2014 to 2017 were divisions from this original crop. The correct current name for this species is now Aristea capitata. 

The information displayed on this page about Aristea major is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.