Images of Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings

Tagetes to Tweedia


Name Seed Pod Notes Seeds Germination
Method I Used		 Seedling
Tagetes
erecta

Asteraceae

African Marigold

 Seeds are long and thin, black at one end with a straw-coloured tuft. Many seeds in a seedhead. Spring
Inside (9 days)
Tagetes
patula

Asteraceae

French Marigold

 No seedpod. Seeds are held in a tight seedhead. Seeds are thin black sticks with a straw-like tail. Many seeds on a seedhead. Winter
inside (9 days)
Talinum
okanoganense

Portulacaceae		 Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are tiny black balls. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (100 days)

Inside (41 days)
Tamarindus
indica

Caesalpinaceae

Tamarind		 Seedpod is short and fat, with bulges for each seed. Seed is a large shiny brown irregular chunk. Nick & soak seed
Spring
Inside (13 days)

Summer
Outside (15 days)
Tanacetum
parthenium

Asteraceae

Feverfew

 There is no seedpod. Seeds are tiny creamy sticks. Many seeds clustered together on a seedhead. Autumn
Outside
(Self sows)
Tecoma
stans

Bignoniaceae

Yellow Bells		 Seeds are flat brown heart-shapes with white papery wings. Several seeds in a pod. Winter/Spring
Propagator (4-6 days)
Tecomaria (Tecoma) capensis

Bignoniaceae		 Seeds are brown, heart shaped, with light brown papery wings. Many seeds in each pod. Winter
Propagator (6 days)

Spring
Inside (21 days)
Thalictrum
flavum

Ranunculaceae

Meadow Rue

 Seeds are small brown grains with pointed ends. Many seeds in a seedpod. Winter
Inside (16 days)
Outside (129 days)
Thunbergia
- many

Acanthaceae		 Seedpods are woody black balls with a long beak, like paper fasteners. Seeds are brown, woody. 2 seeds in a pod. Nick and soak

Spring
Propagator (24 days)
Trachycarpus
fortunei

Arecaceae

Chusan Palm		 Seedpods are berries. Seeds are hard, large, brownish-grey beans. One seed in each berry. Soak seed

Winter
Propagator (16 days)
Trollius
- many

Ranunculaceae

Globe Flower		 Seedhead is rounded and spiky. Seeds are small black chips. Many seeds in a seedhead. Autumn/Winter
Outside (54-259 days)

Spring
Outside (42 days)
Inside (16 days)
Tropaeolum
majus

Tropaeolaceae

Nasturtium		 Seeds are large brown balls, enclosed in a pale brown, woody, ribbed covering, joined in 3s like a clover leaf. Soak seed

Spring
Inside (9 days)
Tweedia
caerulea

Asclepiadaceae

Milkweed

 The seedpod is a long thin upright cone. Seeds are thin brown drops, initially with a fluffy parachute. Many seeds in a seedpod. Autumn
Propagator (6 days)
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