Stilbe ericoides requires a well-ventilated, sunny location with well-drained, sandy, acidic soil in order to thrive. Once or twice a year, feed with well-rotted compost and mulch. Slow-release fertiliser can also be applied in tiny amounts or in diluted form. Plants with more branches, a compact structure, and more blooms are produced by pinching the tips of immature plants. It can also be grown in containers if adequately hydrated.

Stilbe ericoides can be propagated from seeds or cuttings. Planting seeds in the autumn is an excellent idea (April to May). Treat seeds with Instant Smoke Plus Seed Primer, a smoke-water solution, or expose seed trays to the smoke of burning fynbos plants to improve germination (in a tent). It is critical to use an acidic, well-drained sowing medium. Because the seeds are small, only a thin coating of clean sand is needed, or the seeds can be mixed with dry sand and spread on top of the sowing media in a thin layer. Water with a fine rose to avoid shifting the seeds and keep the trays damp but not wet and out of direct sunlight in a warm but not hot location. Germination takes 1 to 2 months and seedlings must be transferred when they are roughly 10 mm tall.

Take semi-hardwood tip stem/straight or heel/nodal cuttings in late winter to spring, or in the summer. Apply rooting hormone to the cuttings and set them in a sterile, well-drained, well-aerated, and well-ventilated rooting medium. To make 50–70 mm long cuttings, a root-stimulating hormone such as auxin powder or IBA is used. Before propagation, visible floral portions are removed, and cuttings are soaked in a seaweed extract solution and hydrated. The cuttings are planted in a fynbos-friendly substrate (such as a mixture of fine-milled bark and perlite). By first forming a thin hole with a sterile wire and then placing the cutting in the hole, the surplus powder is permitted to stay on the cutting, where it will be injected in the wet medium. The cuttings tray is labelled before being placed in the propagation mist house.

The mist house is heated to a comfortable 22–25°C and sprayed with water every 15 minutes for 5 seconds to maintain the rooting media moist and the leaves cool and moist. The bench is also heated, and the temperature is set at 22–25°C. After 2–3 months, the cuttings are hardened off for a week in the shade before being potted into 2 kg nursery bags with a fynbos soil mix. They are watered on a regular basis and given organic fertilisers once a month to promote growth before being planted in the garden when they are ready.

Stilbe ericoides, which grows in sandy, acidic soil, requires a sunny location with good air circulation. During the summer, it prefers warm, sunny, well-ventilated conditions and must be fed and watered on a regular basis. Companion plants include Mimetes, ericas, buchus, brunias, and restios.