Sowing instructions E-K (sorted by scientific name) Etlingera venusta - Malay Rose - Porcelain ginger Plant the seeds at 1/2" in a well draining soil mixture. Keep warm (80F)-, damp, in bright light, with hight humidity (cover pots with a plastic sheet) Fagrea berteriana - Perfume flower tree - Puakenikeni Broadcast the seeds on the surface of your soil mixture. Keep lightly damp and at 80F. Provide birght light. Gardenia Jasminoides - Cape jasmine Sow 1/8" deep at 75 degrees F. Keep moist and damp by covering the pot with a plastic sheet. Germination occurs between 21 - 60 days. Gardenias should be planted in well conditioned soil containing peat moss and compost Cultivating around the plants may damage their shallow roots, so the plant should be mulched with 2 to 3 inches of wood chips, sawdust or ground bark to keep the soil moist, cool and weed free. Feed the plants every three weeks during the growing season with a rhododendron-azalea food, or acidifying fertilizer. (Miracid) Proper temperatures are necessary for a gardenia to bloom. This is the most critical aspect. Flower buds will fail to form if day temperatures are higher than 70degrees or night temperatures are over 65 degrees or less than 60 degrees. The ideal temperature ranges would be 65 to 70 degrees during the day and 60 to 62 degrees at night. Gazania rigens - Gazania sunshine Sow January for pack/pot production flowering late April - May. Sow end of February to March for summer planting. Sow at 70F. Cover with an average layer of vermiculite/seed compost. Germination usually takes 1-2 weeks. Gloriosa rothschildiana - Climbing Glory Lily Avoid cold temperature. Keep warm and damp and in bright light. Plant at a depth of 2" using well draining soil mixture. Fertilize weekly using a balanced fertilizer ( a houseplant fertilizer ). Guava psidium - Guajava Lightly cover with sand/compost soil mixture, keep warm, damp and in bright light. Fertilize lightly each week. Hedychium Flavum - Yellow ginger The small seeds are slow germinating - up to 8 weeks depending on the soil temperature. Plant at 1/2' depth using soil mixture. Be sure they are kept warm - 70 F degrees is ideal. Provide bright light and keep lightly moist. Helianthus annuus - Autumn Beauty Sunflower Sow March to May, thinly, ½ inch deep in drills 12 inches apart in well cultivated soil raked to a fine tilth. Germination usually takes around 21 days. When large enough to handle, thin seedlings to 12 inches apart. Alternatively, you can sow indoors in late winter/early spring for earlier flowering. Sow individually into 3 inch pots at 68-86F. When well grown, gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out after all risk of frost. Prefers a well drained soil in full sun. Flowers mid/late summer to autumn. Helianthus annuus - Sunflower Teddy Bear Sunflower Valentine Sow March to May, thinly, ½ inch deep in drills 12 inches apart in well cultivated soil raked to a fine tilth. Germination usually takes around 21 days Heliconia (wagnerina, latispatha, sclerotricha, aemygdiana) Plant at a depth of 3/4" using well draining soil mix, containing peat moss, organic matter and coarse sand. Keep warm, damp and in bright, filtered light with high humidity. (can be acheived by covering the pot with a plastic sheet)Fertilize weekly. Can be slow germinating and sporadic Hesperis matronalis - Dames Rocket Sow May - June at 60-65 F 1/8"deep Hibiscus Lasiocarpus Hibiscus Militaris Hibiscus Swamb Seeds can be sown in drills 1 inch deep in light soil in May or June. The seedlings are transplanted, 6 inches apart, in a nursery bed and set in their final positions in the fall. They may also be divided. Ipomoea - Morning Glory Morning glory can be direct seeded into the soil after the last frost, but you will have much earlier blooms if you plant indoors 5-6 weeks ahead of time. They are a little tricky to transfer. Use little peat pots that can be put directly into the soil where you want the plant to grow. The seed of the morning glory is very hard. I soak mine overnight before planting to soften the hard shell. Growing morning glories is easy; keeping them where you want them is a little more difficult. You will notice that soon after a bloom fades a perfectly round capsule forms. This is full of tiny black seeds. Once it dries the capsule opens and morning glory seeds drop everywhere. Unless you are so diligent as to cut off EVERY pod they will spread and reseed. Iris siberica - siberian Iris Plant in late fall for bloom next spring Jacaranda mimosifolia - Blue Jacaranda Soak seeds over night and sow 1/16" deep by 70-75F degrees. Germination occurs in 2-4 weeks. Jiaogulan Easy to germinate. Cover slightly with soil and water regularry. Should germinate within 4 weeks. Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree They can be sown in a cold frame in the late fall. (You may also simulate this by soaking the seed, placing it in soil, and putting the container in the refrigerator for three weeks.) Then you can place the container in a sunny window and watch your golden rain tree grow.The golden rain tree is no small tree; it can reach 30 feet or more. So place these trees in well-drained soil and full sun and let them reach their full potential. Kolkwitzia amabilis - Beautybush Cold stratify for 3 months. After stratification sow 1/4 inch deep in sterilized gardening soil and place container at about 70 degrees. Some seeds may germinate within a few days, but germination tends to be sporadic and may occur over an extended period of time. Keep soil moist at all time. After germination seedlings need bright light and cool enviroment. Alternatively seeds can be fall sown for germination in spring

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