Plumeria from seeds at home

Typically, for plants of this kind, flower growers often choose cuttings. After all, this method manages to preserve all species and varietal features. But gambling and curious growers prefer to practice and grow from seeds, because then one can expect surprises from plumeria in terms of external characteristics.

How to grow a plumery of seeds?

We will begin with the question of collecting the passage. If you have a flowering plant, then in time it forms pods, the so-called fruits. The period of their maturation is about ten months. It is advisable to try to grow a new plumery immediately after harvesting, because through time the germination significantly decreases.

Now let's move on to a simple guide, how to grow a plumery of seeds:

  1. Without fail, before planting a plumery of seeds, you need to prepare the planting material. To do this, just lay it between two pieces of cloth, soaked in warm water. It will be good to add some warmer water to warm water. The soaking period is about half a day, this is enough for swelling.
  2. We will plant the plumery in the prepared substrate, at home it can also be prepared from equal portions of peat with sand and mixtures for seeds of different cultures.
  3. According to the technology of growing plumeria from seeds, we will stick the planting material vertically, with about a quarter remaining on the surface. The second acceptable option is to lay horizontally and only slightly sprinkle with soil.
  4. If you want to get strong plumeria seedlings from your seeds at home, immediately choose individual containers, as this plant does not like transplanting.
  5. Like many other species, we will germinate the seeds of this plant under the film at a temperature of the order of 23 ° C. In this matter, it is important to prevent heat and cold, otherwise the risk of decay is high.
  6. Once the seeds take root, they will bend slightly (if you plant them vertically), it will happen in a couple of weeks.
  7. We will feed the planting with nitrogen fertilizers, the place is bright and without direct rays.