Erica sociorum has all the attributes of being a difficult plant to grow, being rare, from moist cliffs high up on the mountain. It was a surprise therefore, that it proved to be very easy to root cuttings and to grow it in pots. It does not do as well in the garden probably, because it needs a very specific niche habitat, cool, moist with afternoon sun, which is difficult to replicate. Pot plants can be placed under 40% shade or where it only receives partial day sun. Be careful not to expose it to a long afternoon of baking summer sun.

Seed will probably germinate the same as most other Erica seed, but it is almost impossible to obtain. The only way seed could be obtained is by artificially pollinating the plant with a small paint brush. Should seed become available, sow it in late summer or autumn. Treating the seed with Instant Smoke Plus Seed Primer, improves germination. Use a well-drained, sandy, slightly acidic medium. Seed is very fine and needs only to be lightly covered. Use a fine gentle spray when watering and keep the trays moist and warm. Seed germinates in about six weeks and the young seedlings are very tiny and delicate. Prick them out into small grow plugs when they are 1 cm tall. Feed weekly with a dilute organic fertilizer. Pot the young plant out, when it has filled the container. The ultimate pot size for this species should be about 25 cm.

Take 20–30 mm cuttings from semi-hard wood, two months after flowering, from healthy mature plants. Heel and stem cuttings work best. Remove the leaves from the lower third of the cutting, dip into a rooting hormone and place into a tray filled with 50% peat, or milled pine bark, and 50% polystyrene. Place the trays in a propagation unit with overhead mist and bottom heating of between 22–24°C. Once the cuttings are rooted, pot them up into small plugs in multi-trays or ½ litre plastic bags. Young cuttings must be watered well and kept under shade.

Ericas are sensitive about soil. Use a well-drained growing medium consisting of a combination of river sand and well-decomposed pine bark in roughly equal proportions. The potting medium should be acidic with a pH between 5 and 6.5, containing no manure, and with low levels of phosphate.