Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


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

Plantaginaceae

Veronica

Seeds are tiny flat yellowy-tan ovals. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(54-91 days)
Hedychium
densiflorum

Zingiberaceae

Ginger Lily

Seedpod has 3 parts and a bright orange lining. Seeds are brown balls with a red waxy cover. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Propagator
(8-39 days)
Hedychium
gardnerianum

Zingiberaceae

Kahili Ginger

Seedpod has 3 parts and a bright orange lining. Seeds are brown balls with a stringy red cover. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Propagator
(45 days)
Helianthemum
hybrids

Cistaceae

Rock Rose

Seedpod is an oval. Seeds are brown balls. Few seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(9 days)

Spring
Inside (3 days)

Helianthus
annuus

Asteraceae

Sunflower

Seeds are large, fat, striped, packed together in the centre of the dead flower. Many seeds on a seedhead. Spring
Inside
(4 days)

Outside
(3 days)

Heliophila
longifolia

Brassicaceae

False Blue Flax

Seedpod is long and thin. Seeds are small flattish discs. Several seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside
(6 days)
Helleborus
niger

Ranunculaceae

Christmas Rose

Several seedpods in the centre of the 'flower'. Seeds are black shiny ovals with a creamy aril. Several seeds in a pod. Summer
Outside
(Self sows)
Helleborus
orientalis

Ranunculaceae

Lenten Rose

3 seedpods in the centre of the 'flower'. Seeds are black shiny ovals with a creamy aril. Several seeds in a pod. Summer
Outside
(180 days)
Helleborus
viridis

Ranunculaceae

Green Hellebore

3 seedpods in the centre of the 'flower'. Seeds are black, oval, shiny. Several seeds in a pod. Autumn
Outside
(Self sows)
Hemerocallis
hybrid

Hemerocallidaceae

Day Lily

Seedpod is a long cyclinder divided into three parts. Seeds are large shiny black beads which shrivel on storage. Winter
Outside
(166 days)
Hepatica
nobilis

Ranunculaceae

Liverleaf

No seedpod. Seeds form a spiky ball inside the calyx. Seeds are pointed grains. Several seeds on a seedhead. Summer
Outside
(62 days)

Seeds can be sown green.

Hesperis
matronalis

Brassicaceae

Sweet Rocket

Seeds are brown woody pointed ovals. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside
(6 days)
Heuchera
- many

Saxifragaceae

Coral Bells

Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are tiny brown balls. Many seeds in a pod. Autumn
Outside
(83-97 days)
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