Sida cordifolia Bala seeds 500 - 100,000 seeds Hardy to Zones 9 to 12, otherwise grown as an annual or overwintered indoors in pots. (Country Mallow) Woody subshrub native to the main tropics on earth, especially India. Plant prefers full sun, a warm exposure, and fast draining soil. Yellow-flowered, pubescent, and many-branched plant. Traditional usage (Ayurveda): stomachic, cardiac stimulant. Source of ephedrine. Scarify seed vigorously by rubbing on medium grit sandpaper and sow in fast-draining soil in warm conditions and water moderately. Germination in 10 to 30 days, a spotty germinator that demonstrates ongoing germination for weeks. Space plants 2 feet apart, or individuate into larger pots. Excellent in potted culture, trimmed back and set on an inside windowsill, where it makes a spreading bush with glossy stems, soft leaves and bright yellow flowers giving way to the seed laden pods. Grows to 2 feet tall. Soak the seeds for twenty-four hours prior to planting. Some growers also recommend scarifying the seeds too. The seeds can be sown in pots or directly outdoors in full sun to partial shade. The soil should remain relatively moist.
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I did the whole freeze them and rough ‘‘em up with some sandpaper thing and had them germinating in a paper towel outside because it’s warm where I live and probably slightly over half had roots poking out. The ones I kept growing are doing well
