How to save seeds of Impatiens

How to get Impatiens seeds

Impatiens, also known as henna, impatiens, and impatiens balsamina, is a plant of the dicotyledons, Geraniales, Impatiens family, and Impatiens genus. Impatiens has seeds, which are the fruits of Impatiens, and seeds grow from the fruits.

Impatiens seeds

The seeds of Impatiens need to be soaked, which will allow them to germinate faster. Its seeds can be kept for a year. Impatiens can keep its own seeds. Its fruit will crack when it is ripe. At this time, the peel will curl inward and the soil will stretch outward, ejecting the seeds.

Impatiens seed storage

After collecting Impatiens seeds, they need to be placed in the sun for a few days. After drying, they can be sealed for preservation and storage, which can increase the survival rate of planting.

Impatiens seeds planting

Impatiens is often propagated by sowing, preferably in April in spring, when the temperature and humidity are suitable, and it is also the plant's vigorous growth period, and the survival rate of planting is very high.

Before sowing Impatiens, you need to prepare loose, fertile, well-drained soil as the substrate, then pick the immature fruits, wait for them to ripen and take the seeds, spread the seeds evenly on the surface of the soil, then cover with a layer of 0.3 cm fine soil, provide a maintenance environment of 20 degrees, and keep the substrate slightly moist, which can speed up germination.