portia tree seeds, Thespesia populnea ,yellow flowers

portia tree seeds

Thespesia populnea, the Portia tree is an evergreen bushy tree. It grows to 40 ft (12 m) or more with a spread of 10–20 ft (3–6 m). Thespesia populnea has heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped yellow flowers that are produced intermittently throughout the year in warm climates. Each flower has a maroon eye that ages to purple.   

germination instructions Thespesia populnea - portia tree:

Please use for sowing Jiffy 7 Peat Pellets, soak them in water and put in a plastic pot.
Alternatively, normal seed substrate could be used as well. 
Sow the seeds on the peat pellets and cover the seeds with a thin layer of peat (about 2 mm). 

Then put the plastic pot in a ziplock bag - with a pot size of 6 cm , a ziplock bag of size 12 x 17 cm is recommended . Fill in the ziplock bag as much tap water with a few drops of universal fertilizer, so that after the absorption of the substrate a few mm of water remain on the bottom. Then close the ziplock bag - Ready! 
More watering is not required because no moisture evaporates through the ziplock bag . 

Location: on the windowsill or in a small greenhouse in partial shade, daytime temperatures at about 75-83 F, somewhat lower at night at 68-75 F. The resulting micro-climate provides ideal conditions for germination.