Images of Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings

Androsace to Aruncus


Name Seed Pod Notes Seeds Germination
Method I Used		 Seedling
Androsace
sarmentosa

Primulaceae

Rock Jasmine		 Seeds are small brown pips.
Several seeds in a pod.		 Winter
Outside (15 days)
Anemone
- many

Ranunculaceae

Wind Flower

 There is no seedpod. The seeds are surrounded by creamy wool.
Many seeds in a seedhead.		 Winter
Outside (79-119 days)
Anemone
blanda

Ranunculaceae

Wind Flower

 There is no seedpod. Seeds are clustered together in a ball. Seeds are green then brown woody grains. Summer
Outside
(Self seeds)
Anthemis
tinctoria

Asteraceae		 There is no seedpod.
Many seeds in a seedhead.		 Winter
Outside
(Sorry - Lost the record)
Antigonon
leptopus

Polygonaceae

Coral Vine

 No seed pod. Seed is a light brown nut, enclosed in the folded dark brown dead calyx. One seed from each flower. Nick & soak seed

Spring/Summer
Inside/Propagator/
Deno
(3-12 days)
Antirrhinum
majus

Scrophulariaceae

Snapdragon

 Seedpod is rounded with a long thin beak. Seeds are tiny brown spiky balls. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Inside (7 days)

Winter
Outside (28 days)
Prop (7 days)
Aquilegia
- many

Ranunculaceae

Columbine		 Seedpod is like 5 small peapods joined together. Seeds are small, black, pointed, shiny. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (78 days)
Deno (18-27 days)
Spring
Outside (31 days)
Summer
Deno (11 days)
Arabis
alpina

Brassicaceae

Rock Cress

 Seedpod is long and thin with a papery membrane in the middle. Seeds are hard yellow discs. 2 seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (14 days)
Arabis
blepharophylla

Brassicaceae

Rose Rock Cress

 The seedpods are long and thin, with a papery membrane in the middle. Seeds are flat irregular, like torn dark brown paper. Several seeds in each pod. Winter
Outside (44 days)
Arenaria
- many

Caryophyllaceae		 Seedpod is a small ball. Seeds are tiny round black balls. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (41-83 days)

Summer
Deno (17 days)
Argemone
grandiflora

Papaveraceae

Prickly Poppy

 Seedpod is a long thin cylinder covered in spines. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside (52 days)
Armeria
maritima

Plumbaginaceae

Thrift, Sea Lavender

 There is no seed pod. Each tiny flower on the flower head produces a seed, which is held inside the chaffy bracts. Seeds are small pale brown drops. Many seeds on a seedhead. Winter
Outside (54 days)
Aruncus
dioicus

Rosaceae

Goat's Beard		 Seed pods are clusters of very tiny brown pods. Seeds are like brown dust. Many seeds in each pod. Spring
Outside (17 days)
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