Seed Needs Mimosa Seeds to Plant Sensitive Plant Annual Flowers 2 Packs

These have really sprouted up, and just after few days. I hope they get bigger soon. My first picture is of these seeds which I soaked overnight in bathwater warm water like it said. The second picture is of a kit I bought that said to put seeds in boiling water. Guess that cooked the seeds, a couple sprouted but soon went limp. I really can’t wait for these to get taller. I’m excited to see a plant move when I touch it.

I had always wanted to meet a mimosa plant in person after seeing videos about how they close their leaves when you touch them, but I lived in the northeast US where they don't naturally grow, so I got these seeds, and they've done really well! In order to germinate, the seeds need to be put in hot water (hot enough that it's just a little bit uncomfortable to touch, not boiling, I let them sit for about 20 minutes), and the water will help soften the seed coat and the heat will stimulate it to start growing. Then I put them in a plastic container with a damp paper towel under the light until they start germinating. The ones that germinated grew beautifully in just normal soil, they got adorable pink flowers after a few months, and they do close their leaves if you touch them! They need a careful balance of warm but not too hot (they close their leaves in the hot sunlight, so a place where they can get milder morning or evening sun is best) and slightly moist soil but not too damp (if the leaves turn yellow and fall off, it can be overwatering). I started growing these guys at the beginning of March, and by summer time, they were doing wonderfully and making flowers. Now later in August, they're starting to make seed pods, so next year there can be even more mimosas! I've even been able to donate a few of the plants to schools so that the biology and agriculture teachers can show their students these amazing plants, and they've been a great way to start conversations and spark an interest in plants with people who see them.

After reading reviews and tips on how to germinate, I've finally started getting more sprouts. I left them in the freezer, probably been in there fire a few weeks now. I take them out and put them on a wet paper towel, and put another one over the top. I folded the paper towels in 4ths to make them retain for water. And I used a small dish to put them on. I didn't roll them up or anything like that. Then I put them in a large baggie and put them on a heating pad, leaving a portion of the baggie open for air. You don't want mold to start growing. When I see some start to sprout I sew them. Opening them once or twice a day. It seems I have had better luck when the paper towels are pretty wet, and the to one is pushed down to make sure there's no air around the seeds. Some of them i nicked, as suggested, but so far it doesn't seem to make a big difference. For awhile no seeds germinated, I almost lost hope, letting the paper towel dry out. I tried again and made sure it was pretty wet, and started seeing the seeds expand. For obvious reasons this means the seeds are starting to germinate. These little buggers are hard to get going, but I think germination rates can be increased with patience and determination. If you think the seeds are no good, get them wetter and maybe increase the heat a tad, you should see some seeds start to expand within a couple nights. So far I have about 10 sprouts, and I've only used a small portion of the seeds, sorry I haven't counted. I'm definitely not a green thumb, so this is pretty good for me!

Okay, there's nothing wrong with these seeds at all. The only problem is the instructions aren't fail safe. Here's what to do to ensure your purchase is NOT wasted. These seeds are VERY tough, so they need extra effort to make them germinate. FIRST Refrigerate for one week. Then gather the following items: - 1 cup of water than has been standing for 24 hours - paper towels - a plate - a large ziplock baggie - heating pad This is the way I've germinated hard seeds since I was a child. First, remove the outer skin of these seeds. They are in little pods. Take care. It is easy to confuse the seeds for their thin pods. The seeds are so small. That also makes the nick method of germinating very hard. Place a layer or two of paper towels on a plate. Add enough water that it begins to climb up the towels, but is not standing in the plate. Place your seeds slightly spread out on the towels. Cover with another paper towel or two and press down so that the water starts to saturate the new cloths. add more water if necessary so that it's all saturated, but NOT dripping. Roll the towels up VERY loosely and place in the zip lock bag. DO NOT close the baggie all the way. Leave a 1-inch opening. I even open the baggie all the way a couple times a day and close back (with the one inch gap still in place) to let fresh air in. Plants need air. Place the baggie back on the plate and place the plate on a heating pad on LOW in a safe place where it can be monitored. After just 24 hours, if you carefully unroll part of the baggie and separate the layers, you will see seeds popping open, and maybe even germinating. Placing in sunlight will help. The baggie will keep them from drying out. After 48 to 72 hours, they will be ready to place in seed pots. Make sure to keep damp, but not soaking. That will give them root rot. This plant likes plentiful water, but not standing water. It doesn't like to completely dry out between waterings. Hope this helps! UPDATE: I would say the germination rate for these seeds is closer to 20%, not the 88% advertised. Buy accordingly.

Seeds growing now

This review is for Seed Needs Sensitive Plant Seeds for Planting Mimosa pudica. I opened one bag, reached inside and took a pinch of seeds. I soaked the seeds (5 in total) in warm water in a container on a grow mat at 78f for about 18 hours. The seeds were placed in germination mix. One seed out of 5 germinated. So one star out of five. The seedling is very slow to grow. I took the plant out of high humidity mini greenhouse. The new plant started to dry out and begin to die in about 5 hours in 70% humid environment. I have grown sensitive plant from seeds from other sources before. I have also in my travels collected wild seeds in South Texas and Louisiana with good success. I recently collected seedlings in Florida. They survived the car trip across the US. Sadly, owing to the fact that they are so many species of sensitive plants in Florida, the ones I collected turned out to be not Pudica. That's why I ordered these seeds mostly because of the good reviews. In my experience, fresh seeds grow with vigor and plants can take a lot of abuse. Old expired seeds like these, germinate slowly and the emerging plant is always sickly and never happy. I can say with confidence these are old expired seeds. I was going to order Blue Borage and other seeds from this seller, but I can't justify throwing money away.

Struggling with germination and used both packets :( Its a bit unfortunate. Update: it took longer to germinate than the package stated. It did better going through a few storms and monitoring the heat outside so the babies didn’t fry. So far about 40% is sprouting.

Great item and exactly as described. Would buy again!