Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


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

Alliaceae

Flowering Onion

Seed pod is round, making up a chaffy seed head. Seeds are black, segment-shaped. Few seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(52 days)
Allium
'Purple Sensation'

Alliaceae

Flowering Onion

Each seedpod is round, making a large starry seedhead. Seeds are black chunks. Several seeds in a seedpod. Autumn
Outside (84 days)

Winter
Outside (48 days)

Allium
schoenoprasum

Alliaceae

Chives

Each seed pod is round, making up a chaffy seed head. Seeds are black, segment-shaped. 6 seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(12-31 days)
Aloe
arborescens

Asphodelaceae

Tree Aloe

Seeds are small irregular dark brown or black chips. Many seeds in a pod. Summer
Propagator
(11 days)
Alsobia
dianthiflora

Gesneriaceae

Carpet Plant

Seedpod is a pointed beak inside the calyx. Seeds are tiny brown sticks. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Propagator
(30 days)
Alstroemeria
hybrids

Alstroemeriaceae

Peruvian Lily

Pod is an angled ball. Seeds are warm brown fuzzy balls. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(476 days)
Alyssum
maritimum

Brassicaceae

Sweet Alyssum

Each seedpod is round and flat. Seeds are small brown discs. Two seeds in a pod. Autumn
Propagator
(2 days)
Alyssum
saxatile

Brassicaceae

Gold Dust

Seed pod is round, white and papery, with two chambers. Seeds are small yellow discs. 2 seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(12-31 days)

Summer
Deno (3 days)

Amaranthus
caudatus

Amaranthaceae

Love lies Bleeding

Seeds are little orange and red beads. Summer
Outside
(5 days)
Amberboa
moschata

Asterceae

Sweet Sultan

No seedpod. Seeds are clustered together on a fluffy seedhead. Seeds are s. Winter
Propagator
(5 days)
Anagallis
arvensis

Primulaceae

Scarlet Pimpernel

The seed pod is a ball, opening through the middle like a mouth. Seeds are small balls. Several seeds in a pod. Autumn
Outside
(150 days)
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