Sida rhombifolia - seeds

Sida Rhombifolia - Seeds

Origin: USA
Harvest: October 2023
Germination period: approx. 3-8 weeks

You can choose between 15 and 30 seeds choose. Larger quantities on request please!

Growing instructions:

The germination of seeds will be improved by prior soaking in water (about 24-48 hours).

These seeds are among the dark germinators, so they need to be thinly covered with permeable substrate (cactus soil or similar) if you want them to germinate.

Fill the pots with a mixture of cactus and potting soil, sprinkle with water, place the seeds on the soil, cover lightly with soil and sprinkle with water. It is best to cover the growing pots with plastic wrap and aerate daily or keep the soil moist. Otherwise, the pots can be placed in suitable indoor greenhouses until the seeds germinate and the seedlings are a few inches tall. It is important to ensure fresh air supply at least once a day to prevent and avoid mold.

The optimum germination temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius.

After germination of seeds seedlings can be slowly accustomed to the drier indoor air or fresh air outdoors after a few weeks.

Requires a sunny location outdoors and a good water-draining substrate or soil in which to plant it.

Keep seeds away from children!

Things to know about Sida Rhombifolia:

Sida rhombifolia provides fibers that can be used in the same way as jute (Corchorus spp.). In Niger, the fibers are used to make fishing lines and nets, and in the Central African Republic, they are used to make large hunting nets.

The leaves and shoots are used as a vegetable in South Africa and South America. In Indochina, the roasted leaves are used for a refreshing drink. Like most Sida species, Sida rhombifolia is valued as forage. In East Africa, the wood tar of Sida rhombifolia is used as a dye, and in India it is used to stain teeth. The leaves are used as a soap substitute in Gabon and Kenya.

In traditional African medicine, decoctions of the roots and leaves are widely used as emollients. The leaves or leaf juice are applied to the skin as an antiseptic and sometimes treat abscesses, ulcers and wounds, for example in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DR Congo, Tanzania and Madagascar. The roots and leaves or the leaves alone (Gabon) are used as an abortifacient.

The flowers are applied to wasp stings or eaten to soothe contractions. In the Philippines and Indonesia, a paste made from the leaves mixed with coconut oil is applied to scabs and itching. In Malaysia, the plant has been used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis. In Fiji and Papua New Guinea, the leaves are used to treat muscle tension, labor pains, and migraines. In Cameroon and Indonesia, tooth roots are chewed for toothache and in Southeast Asia for dysentery.

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• Despite constant quality controls (checking the germination quality, storage inability, etc. of the plant seeds, etc.). we can unfortunately none Warranty on the germination of our seeds give - too many different factors in the context of cultivation / conditions - can prevent successful germination.
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