When is the best time to plant gardenia seeds?

Gardenia seed planting time

Gardenia is a perennial plant. It takes a week for gardenia seeds to germinate after sowing. Its growth cycle is about 4 months. Generally, gardenia seeds are best planted in spring because the temperature in spring is relatively stable.

How to plant gardenia seeds

1. Before planting gardenias, you should choose suitable seeds, which should generally be fuller and preferably free of pests and diseases.

2. After choosing the gardenia seeds, you need to soak them first. Generally, they need to be soaked in warm water for about 12 hours before they can be planted.

3. Generally, gardenias prefer water during their growth period, so it is best to ensure that they are watered once a week.

Gardenia seeds collection

Generally, gardenia blooms in June every year. The seeds can be collected about two months after it blooms, usually in August, and you can pick the seeds directly.

Gardenia seeds look like

Gardenia seeds are relatively small. Most of them are round in shape, but some are oval. They are generally black in color and have no special fragrance.