Germination:
Seeds can be readily germinated by spreading them out over cotton wool soaked with water in a petri
dish. The cotton wool must be kept moist and not allowed to dry out. Seedlings can be assessed as either
containing or not containing chlorophyll when they have reached a height of 4 to 5 cm. This takes 4 to 5
days at 22 - 24C, and 7 to 8 days at lower temperatures. The germination rate is approx. 70-80%, with the
number of seeds per packet having been adjusted to allow for this factor.