When you are propagating polka dot plants by seed, if you don't already have them on hand, allow the seedheads to dry on the plant and then remove. Once you have collected the seeds and stored them until planting time, sow them in a tray or pot filled with damp peat moss and perlite or a well-draining potting mix.

Sow Hypoestes seed 8-10 weeks before the average last date of frost for plants intended for the garden. (Sow anytime for houseplants.) Seeds will germinate as quickly as 4 days when held at 68°F.

Well, technically, yes. In hot, tropical Madagascar, where it comes from, hypoestes is a perennial shrub.

Dropped leaves are caused by dry soil. This Madagascar native likes consistent watering, but not soggy soil. Over-watering may cause yellow leaves that fall off. Always use a container with drainage holes so you can water thoroughly without worry of drowning your plant.. . . . .364011234360!]0000000000000009783314145535!]