Propagation: Indoor seed starting - your successes and failures , 0 by Karldan

Karldan wrote:
Elija, sorry to hear about your poor luck with Salvia coccinea. I started them in Jiffys, one seed to a Jiffy because the seeds are somewhat large. No heat mat, just under the grow light. I also have a flat of Salvia "Blue Bedder", a large (2, 2.5 feet) salvia. One thing about Salvia, the seeds MUST be fresh. Unlike most other annuals, Salvia seeds will not germinate after one year. I planted Bonfire this year, it grows about 2 to 3 feet for me, with large gladiolus-like spikes which make excellent cuts. Here is the package and the vigorous seedlings. All this leads up to the fact that I have extra seeds that cannot be saved because they will not grow next year, and I will gladly send you a pack or 2 of S. coccinea "Bonfire" for a SASE.
Happy gardening.