There’s nothing more satisfying than sowing some unassuming looking seeds and seeing the fresh green of new life sprouting from the soil. Such a rewarding way of growing your houseplant collection. Here we suggest 5 houseplants that you can grow from seed right now.
1. Lithops
Lithops babies
Lithops make a bizarre and fascinating addition to your collection.
2. Asparagus Fern
Asparagus fern
Asparagus Fern, a favourite of ours for its feathery foliage and easy going nature (compared to many other ferns!)
3. Cacti mix
Baby cacti. Image Teona Swift via Pexels
Cacti mix, because who can resist the tiniest baby cacti?!
4. Fatsia japonica
Fatsia japonica. Image by Jeremy Lee via Pexels
Fatsia japonica, most commonly a garden plant but can also be grown indoors for that jungle look.
5. Sarracenia
Sarracenia plant image by Severin Candrian via Unsplash
Sarracenia, we love these planted in a tall open terrarium.
All the seeds shown here are available to purchase from Thomson & Morgan @thompsonmorgan1855 and Suttons @_suttons1806 and if you're keen to give it a go definitely have a listen to @j.l.perrone’s 'sowalong' episodes on her brilliant podcast On The Ledge, or read the transcripts from the shows on her website.