How to plant lantern flower seeds

The seeds of the lantern flower can be harvested in October every autumn. After harvesting and washing, they need to be dried in the shade. When waiting to be sown in the spring of the following year, they need to be soaked in water. The germination rate of the seeds after soaking will be higher.

When sowing, you can choose fine sand to mix evenly, so that the seeds will not be blown away by the wind during the actual sowing. However, when sowing, you can choose fertile and well-drained sandy soil, and you can choose a 30 cm pit for sowing, which can allow the seeds to grow and develop better and also improve the growth rate to a certain extent.

Lantern flower seed sowing time

Lantern flower seeds are suitable for planting in spring or autumn every year, because the climate temperature at this time is relatively conducive to seed germination. After planting in spring, they will bloom in the spring of the second year. However, there are a lot of lantern flower seeds, so the sowing method is not often used.

How to plant lantern flower seeds

When planting seeds, you should choose seeds with full grains and bright colors. The epidermis cannot be damaged and cannot be infected with bacteria. After the seeds are selected, they cannot be sown directly. They must be germinated first. There are many ways to germinate. You can soak them directly in clean water, change the water frequently, and provide a warm environment. They will germinate in about 7 days. You can also put them on a wet paper towel to germinate and sprinkle water frequently until the seeds germinate and then sow them.