Torenia is easy to grow from seed indoors and benefit from bottom heat if you can find it. Just press the seed into moist potting mix, put them under bright lights. They germinate in 10 days at the latest and will bloom in about 8 weeks after that.

Also, check out the Wintersowing FAQ to sow them outdoors for transplanting later.

Take good care of them and you'll probably have volunteers next year.

Thank you so much. I will give it a try.

I did torneia from seed last year for the first time and it was great. I had a ton of plants and I did them winter sown style. This I am trying even more colors. I can't wait for the Lemon yellow ones to bloom last year I just had the pink and blue colors. But I bought a few other colors of torenia to harvest seed from so I will be trying those as well.

Paula

I wanted to try these from seed this year and after several disasters with Park Seed, I should finally be receiving these in the mail next week. Any point in starting them at this stage?