Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


Name Seed Pod Description Seeds Seed
Close-up
Germination
Method I Used
Seedling
Pratia
- many

Campanulaceae

Blue Star Creeper

Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are very tiny warm brown balls. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Inside
(11 days)
Primula
alpicola

Primulaceae

Primrose

Seedpod is oblong, covered in white powder. Seeds are yellowish balls. Several seeds in a pod. Sow on surface

Winter
Outside
(25 days)

Primula
auricula

Primulaceae

Bear's Ear

Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are light brown balls. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(83 days)
Primula
veris

Primulaceae

Cowslip

Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are brown balls. Several seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside
(10 days)

Summer, Outside
(32 days)

Primula
vulgaris

Primulaceae

Primrose

Seedpod is a ball at the bottom of the calyx. Seeds are dark brown balls. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(32-82 days)
Pritzelago
alpina

Brassicaceae

Alpine Cress

Seedpod is a tiny flat pointed disc with two chambers. 2 seeds in a pod.

Autumn
Outside
(48 days)

Prunella
vulgaris

Lamiaceae

Self Heal

There is no seedpod. Seeds are flattish pointed drops in the papery calyx. Four seeds in each calyx. Autumn
Outside
(165 days)
Pulicaria
dysenterica

Asteraceae

Fleabane

There is no seedpod. Seeds are tiny ovals packed on a dense seedhead. Many seeds on a seedhead. Winter
Outside
(Sorry, lost the record)
Pulmonaria
officinalis

Boraginaceae

Lungwort

No seedpod. Four shiny pointed seeds are enclosed in the fuzzy calyx. Self seeds
Pulsatilla
vulgaris

Ranunculaceae

Pasque Flower

Seedhead is a fluffy ball. Seeds are small woody diamonds with a fluffy tail. Several seeds on a seedhead. Winter
Outside
(207 days)

Summer
Inside (33 days)

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