It is widely cultivated as an attractive ornamental shrub throughout the world in areas with suitable climate and soil.

M. simplex, commonly known as poataniwha, is an attractive shrub growing to 4 metres high.

Thomasia pygmaea is an attractive small shrub, useful for edging, container growing or in rockeries.

Like these two, the white-glaucous inner surfaces of the needles make it a very attractive slow-growing shrub, suitable for small gardens.

It is considered an attractive shrub with significant horticultural potential.

Nelson describes Adenanthos x pamela as "an attractive shrub, with considerable potential as a garden plant."

This plant makes a very attractive indigenous shrub for South African gardens.

This attractive shrub has considerable landscaping potential in areas with a suitable climate and soils.

This attractive native shrub is often cultivated for ornamental use.

However it is also an attractive shrub and is grown internationally in botanical gardens for its multi-coloured foliage.