Salvia divinorum germination?

Question

I bought 100 seeds a while back from someone for a fairly high price (considering that they were just seeds). This was before I read that salvia plants rarely produce seeds, since they can generally reproduce by rooting a stem that's fallen over. However, if they are allowed to flower, and the flowers are artificially fertilized, it should be possible for them to produce viable seeds.

Of the 100 seeds, I planted 78. So far, I've gotten ONE to germinate. What signs might I look for to confirm that it is actually S. divinorum, and not another species?

All I can tell so far that suggests it's salvia is the incredibly low germination rate, and the fact that the plant is obviously a dicot. That's not a lot to go on though.

Answer 1

First of all .... Why would you even grow Salvia? It's not really a drug to be messing with. [You shouldn't use it often.]

But anyway... I would just wait and see what the plant looks like in a week or so. Right now, it may not be distinguishable enough , but here is a picture of a baby Salvia plant.

http://www.evenmo.com/pictures/salvia-ba...

Also, I would recommend taking those seeds that didn't sprout out of the soil, and germinate them in a damp paper towel first. Moisten a paper towel, and place the seeds inside of it. In a few days, you should see a little sprout poking out of the shells of the seeds. [I don't know if this will work for Salvia, but this is a crucial step for marijuana growing.] When this happens, THEN you put them in the ground.

Answer 2

Salvia is notorious for difficult germination, so most likely your seeds are fine. Try to reproduce the soil and air conditions of their native habitat.