How to grow hibiscus from seeds at home?

Hibiscus is a decorative culture that prefers to grow in the wild tropics, subtropics and warm regions. It can propagate in several ways: seeds, cuttings and dividing the bush.

But most often, gardeners choose the seed option. And their choice is quite justified due to the fact that this is a fairly simple task, and can be performed even by a novice. This article describes in detail how to properly grow hibiscus at home.

Pros and cons of this method

Propagation of a Chinese rose by seeds has the following advantages:

• ease of implementation;
• rose bloom can be seen in the year of planting;
• good germination of seeds;
• excludes the transmission of viral infection in the offspring.

Minuses:

• it is not possible to obtain a plant with the exact match of the varietal qualities of the "parent";
• when buying planting material, it often turns out to be of poor quality.

You can find out more about how to propagate a Chinese rose here.

Where can I buy seed?

You can buy hibiscus seeds in specialized stores. The average cost in Moscow and St. Petersburg will be 35-250 rubles. Price varies by grade.

There are many varieties and types of Chinese roses. More information about one of them - the Chinese rose "Angel Wings", can be found here.

Is it possible to get it independently from an adult plant?

Chinese rose flowers form the pods in which the seed is located. When they ripen, they open, and the seeds fall to the ground, from where they germinate. To use planting material for planting in a particular place, you will first have to collect it:

1. The maturation of the pods can be determined by their brown color.
2. Before dumping, overlay the plant with paper bags. This will prevent the dispersal of planting material on the ground after opening the pods.
3. Open the pods with your hands or a knife, and collect the seeds obtained in a bag. Do not be scared if they are of different colors, as their ripening is not simultaneous.

Selection

After collecting seeds, they should be sorted out.to exclude small, not ripened or damaged kernels.

Attention! It is best to use seeds of a larger diameter, as they germinate faster and give strong, healthy sprouts.

How to plant hibiscus at home?

Required Inventory

To plant wild rose seeds, you will need such materials and equipment:

• container made of wood or plastic;
• nutrient soil;
• water tank with spray gun;
• glass or plastic film.

Material processing

Before planting, the seeds must be stratified. This is a procedure during which winter conditions are artificially created. Due to this, planting material sprouts rapidly, which increases its germination.

Procedure:

1. Place the seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate (100 ml of water and 1 g of the drug). Keep planting material there for 1 hour.
2. Sprinkle seeds in large quantities with moistened sand and refrigerate.
3. Remove planting material after 2 weeks.

Watch a video on how to properly stratify:

Substrate preparation

Important! Hibiscus has high soil requirements. First, check the pH of the soil.

Chinese rose prefers acidic land. Nutrient fertilizers and substances will also be required. It is allowed to add to the soil fertilizers with a low concentration of phosphorus and high - potassium.

Landing

Landing measures are carried out according to the following scheme:

1. Lay expanded clay on the bottom of the container. Its thickness will be 2-3 cm from the height of the pot.
2. Fill the container with the nutrient mixture on the ¾ remaining part. Tamp the soil slightly.
3. Spray it, mix and treat it again with spray water.
4. Lay the seeds in the pot with the sprouted part on its side. Sprinkle them with soil 1-1.5 cm, but do not tamp.
5. Spray the ground again with seedlings.
6. Place the containers in a warm room where the air temperature is 28 degrees Celsius.
7. For successful germination, seeds need a lot of diffused light. Otherwise, the stems begin to stretch and fall. When cultivation is carried out in the spring, and daylight hours are short, then you need to take care of additional lighting.
8. Cover the container with a plastic bag, which once a day to open.
9. As necessary, spray the kidney, preventing it from drying out or waterlogging.

Rooting

When the seedlings have grown and 2-3 leaves have formed, it is worth moving on to planting the plants. into individual pots.

1. To do this, pour seedlings with water, and the next day, carefully remove them from the pot.
2. Transplant into a new pot with the nutrient mixture and pour.
3. Keep the pot in a warm and well-consecrated place.

Watch a video on hibiscus rooting methods:

Aftercare for a young plant

Consider how to grow beautiful hibiscus at home, what you need to do.

Watering

Chinese rose is a hygrophilous plant. In the growth process, it forms many large leaves and large flowers that require a lot of water.

Reference! Watering a flower can be divided into 2 zones: in cold and hot weather. In the summer, water the rose abundantly and often. Only avoid the presence of stagnant water and flooding of the root system. If there is not enough water in the summer, then the leaves will begin to fade.

In winter, the plant is exposed to fungal root diseases. This problem can be solved if watering is limited. Hibiscus is a rather finicky decorative culture, so it will not tolerate tap water. Use a settled liquid with a pH of 5.0-7.0.

Pruning

Hibiscus in the growing process needs regular pruning. This will stimulate new shoots, rejuvenate and awaken the plant after winter sleep. Most often, the Chinese rose is pruned in late summer and early fall. But in winter this should not be done due to the early formation and death of the buds.

Right before the manipulation, make sure that the pruner is sharp and clean. Also sterilize it with alcohol gels. This will prevent infection of the branches of the plant from infection. Trimming is performed just above the nodes. In the process, weak, sick or dead branches are removed.

Watch a video on how to trim young hibiscus correctly:

You can find out more about when and how to prune a Chinese rose here, and in more detail about general care for a Chinese rose at home, see this material.

Fertilizer

To maintain healthy growth and a beautiful decorative look, it is necessary to feed.

To do this, use the following substances:

• Potassium. Add garden potassium during flowering periods. It neutralizes the stressful situations to which the culture may be exposed. Also, potassium is an indispensable helper in photosynthesis.
• Phosphorus. This element hibiscus does not tolerate well in large doses. If you use it for a long time and abundantly, then the roots block the flow of phosphorus, as well as other minerals, nutrients. Because of this, the plant will grow slowly and eventually die.
• Nitrogen. This element is used in high concentration before flowering. It is necessary for the synthesis of proteins, enzymes and other metabolisms. If you make it in an increased dosage, then burns form on the leaves, and an insufficient amount will lead to slow growth.

Important! In summer, it is best to add high-calorie compounds. It is advisable to water the rose with diluted liquid fertilizer once a week. In winter, bait can be completely abandoned.

Solution to possible problems

In the process of growing Chinese roses, the following difficulties may arise:

1. If the leaf plate turns yellow, then this indicates a lack of iron and nitrogen. Irrigation with settled water with the addition of iron compounds will help to solve this problem. When top dressing does not produce the desired result, it is worth inspecting the roots, as they can be damaged by frost or fungus.
2. With a small number of flowers and large greens, stop applying nitrogen-containing fertilizing. Also take care of quality lighting and a warm climate.
3. During dry weather with defective watering, the plant can infect a spider mite. To prevent this, spray the bush in the morning and evening with spray water.
4. Sweet nectar attracts aphids to flowers and buds. Here you will have to use special chemicals for processing.

Watch the video on hibiscus disease prevention and pest control:

It may seem to some that the seed method of planting hibiscus is a complicated matter, but to someone this breeding option will seem the most optimal. But all gardeners necessarily agree that flowering of this bright plant brings joy and at the same time pride in cultivating this beauty.