Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) - Packet of 30 Seeds

Patchouli is a southeast Asian tropical plant. Most locations except maybe the tip of Florida in the US wouldn’t suffice as a natural habitat for patchouli. In some reviews, people ended up tossing in their hat trying to start patchouli from seed. The seeds are the tiniest I’ve ever worked with. Mine have begun sprouting as seen here. My tips for success? Must be a very warm area so starting them in the summertime gave me natural heat. These were started on my back screened in which is part sun and part shade. I have a mister which kept the soil damp for the seeds to sprout. Plastic wrap loosely on top of my pots allowed for air circulation but yet didn’t allow for soil to dry out. Patchouli can be a slow grower. Be patient. You should see a result. I reside in North Georgia.

Really should get my money back on this . It looked like there was nothing in the envelope but a couple grains of sand and they did NOT grow at all when I plant the grain of sand.

Apparently, growing patchouli takes time, patience and a little bit of skill. This is from my second attempt at growing patchouli. What is the trick you ask? Heat & humidity. I sprinkled my seeds on top of my dirt, sprayed with water and covered them. Then placed them in my greenhouse with lights about 4 inches away. After about 5-6 weeks I finally have itty bitty plants that have sprouted. You’ll have to zoom in on the picture but all 3 are there!

The seeds did arrive on time. And germinate. However, what grew was cottonwood according to the Google Lens results. Several grew only in the pot in which I'd planted these seeds.Fun fact about cottonwood trees: If you snap a twig you may find a star in the middle. If I had room to grow a whole tree, I absolutely would have ended up satisfied with my purchase. But since I don't, I came away with neither the patchouli nor the trees and will have to give it a single star. Like the one you might find in a stick of cottonwood.

*UPDATE* I am changing my one star review to a four star review, because I think there’s a trick to getting patchouli to germinate and it takes a lot more patience (at least in my experience) than the directions on the packet may indicate. So if you want to grow patchouli, and you haven’t had luck in the past, don’t despair.Originally I planted the tiny seeds in a starter medium, with watering in bottom of tray, and clear plastic “greenhouse” cover. This produced nothing. After several frustrations weeks I gave up, and posted my low review (see below for original). The company sent me a replacement envelope of seeds (for free!) which I appreciated, but was discouraged, so I tossed in my seed box to deal with later. Then I forgot about them.In early March I pulled my seed box out and found the new packet. I put generic herb/veg soil in a terra-cotta planter, carefully poured about a teaspoon of distilled water into the plastic seed envelope, shook gently, then poured the seeds in water on top of the soil. Then I put an old plastic container on top of the pot, and put it on a shelf with a cheap LED reading light on it. Periodically I would mist water on the soil then replace the plastic “lid.” I honestly forgot about my patchouli off and on for well over a month. I’d remember periodically and spritz water on it then promptly forget again. Then one day, I noticed the tiniest green leaves sprouting! It has taken absolutely ages to germinate these seeds, and the plants are growing very slowly, but growing they are!!I cannot tell you how utterly delighted I am to have FINALLY gotten these seeds to grow. :) I have transplanted many of the tiny plants into 3” pots (still misting, still watching carefully, still indoors) and there are still some tiny ones just now getting their true leaves. It’s taken easily over two months to get here. I’ve found that misting water into the clear plastic cover works very well, too. They got about 12 hours of weak LED light daily. It might take patience, but stick with it! Don’t give up if the seeds haven’t germinated within a few weeks. Hang in there!(Originally gave one star) None sprouted at all. :( I followed the directions and normally have a green thumb, but these were very disappointing.

Horrible rip off.Do not grow.Waste of money,dont prder from him.

It doesn't seem like seeds of Pachouli. It is pricy for little amount of seeds and the quality of the seeds aren’t really good. It took me great amount of effort to let only half of them germinate while the others didn’t have a sign to grow. However, based on the look of the sprouts, it doesn’t seem like Pachouli (which belongs to Lamiaceae family and is typically opposite broad-ovate or elliptical with serrated edges). The sprouts that I grow from the seeds have pinnate compound leaves. This typically belongs to legume family plants. I don’t think these are pachouli seeds. I will wait the plants to grow bigger to confirm.

Seeds came in fine but I have tried 3 different ways to plant them & none of the seeds I planted have sprouted within 3 to 4 weeks of them being planted & they were supposed to show in 2 to 3 weeks. It's now been more than 6 weeks & no luck with these seeds.