Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and water regularly to occasionally especially during the growth season from spring to fall. Cold hardy to 25 F. This is one of the easiest of the Adromischus to grow and can actually be planted and grown in the ground here in coastal California, unlike others in the genus that are necessarily restricted to growing in pots.

Adromischus cristatus is from the eastern Cape Province of South Africa and is a quite variable species and together with its varieties (A. cristatus var. cristatus, var. clavifolius, var. schonlandii and var. zeyeri) includes plants once called Adromischus poellnitzianus, A. nussbaumerianus and A. kesselringianus. The name Adromischus is from the Greek words 'hadros' meaning "thick" or "sturdy" and 'mischos' meaning "flower stalk" for the plant's stout pedicils. The specific epithet means "crested" for the crested look of the undulating tip margins of the leaf. 

The information displayed on this page about Adromischus cristatus 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.