1. Growing Season

Summer and rainy season

2.Sunlight requirement:

Full sunlight (6-8 hours) or partial sunlight (3-4 hours)

3. Growing Method of Balsam Flowers Plant:

• The seeds are sown in January-February for summer flowering and May-July for flow.ering in the rainy season
• Seeds are sown thinly in nursery beds/ seed pans/ seedling tray.
• Fine sandy soil is required for seedbed (Outdoors), or coco peat is used as sowing medium for seedling trays (Indoors).
• Before sowing the seeds, soil/coco peat should be made slightly moist.
• Immediately after sowing the seeds, watering should be done carefully with a watering can.
• Seedlings are allowed to grow on seedbeds/trays kept in semi shade.
• Transplanting of seedlings is done in pots or flower beds at 6-leaf stage.


• Seedlings should be transplanted in high-quality rich soil or potting mixture.


• Planting Distance: When the plants are allowed to grow bushy, space them wide. Overcrowded plants do not produce good blooms. For pot culture, grow a single plant in 25 cm pot.


• Watering: Plenty of watering during growth stage is required. Soil should stay moist all the time with flood irrigation once a week. In dry conditions, leaves wither and drop off.


• Plant care: Balsam is affected by powdery mildew throughout the year. The presence of fungal infection can be detected by greyish-white spots or patches covered with powdery mass.


• Bloom time:Flowers start appearing 60 days after sowing and blooming period lasts for about 15-20 days.