Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


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

Seedpod is long and thin with a papery membrane in the middle. Seeds are flat and irregular. Several seeds in each pod. Winter
Outside
(44 days)
Arabis
'Compinkie'

Brassicaceae

Rock Cress

Seedpod is long and thin with a papery membrane in the middle. Seeds are oval and flat. Several seeds in each pod. Winter
Outside
(17 days)
Arctotis
fastuosum

Brassicaceae

African Daisy

No seedpod. Seeds are held in a dense seedhead. Seeds are irregular grains with a tuft. Many seeds on a seedhead. Winter
Outside
(29 days)
Arenaria
balearica

Caryophyllaceae

Corsican Sandwort

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

No seed pod. Seedhead is a cluster of chaffy bracts, each holding one small pale brown seed. Winter
Outside
(54 days)
Arnica
montana

Asteraceae

Mountain Tobacco

No seedpod. Many seeds make up a fluffy seedhead. Seeds are small sticks with a cream parachute. Winter
Outside
(68 days)
Artemisia
vulgaris

Asteraceae

Wormwood

No seedpod. Seeds form a small, dense tuft. Seeds are very tiny logs. Many seeds on a seedhead. Spring
Inside
(few 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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