Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


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

Solanaceae

Velvet Trumpet Flower

Seedpod is a pointed capsule. Seeds are small brown pips. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside
(21 days)
Salvia
dolichantha

Lamiaceae

Clustered Sage

No seedpod. The seeds are inside the sticky calyx. Seeds are dark brown nuts. Four seeds inside the calyx. Winter
Inside
(7 days)
Salvia
forsskaohlei

Lamiaceae

Sage

No seedpod. The seeds are held inside the stiff calyx. Seeds are dark brown nuts. Four seeds inside the calyx. Spring
Outside
(60 days)
Salvia
greggii

Lamiaceae

Sage

There is no seedpod. Seeds are at the bottom of the open calyx. Seeds are dark brown, woody. 4 seeds in a calyx. Winter
Propagator
(5-10 days)

Spring, Outside
(27 days)

Salvia
lyrata

Lamiaceae

Cancer Weed

No seedpod. The seeds are held inside the stiff calyx. Seeds are dark brown nuts. Four seeds in each calyx. Winter
Inside
(19 days)
Salvia
przewalskii

Lamiaceae

Sage

No seedpod. The seeds are held inside the stiff calyx. Seeds are dark brown nuts. Four seeds in each calyx. Winter
Inside
(10 days)

Spring, Outside
(27 days)

Sanguisorba
canadensis

Rosaceae

Canadian Burnet

Seedpods are little light brown capsules all round the stem. Seeds are brown grains. Winter
Outside
(92 days)
Sanguisorba
minor

Rosaceae

Salad Burnet

Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are ridged woody ovals. Several seeds on a seedhead. Autumn
Outside
(88 days)

Summer, Outside
(10 days)

Sanguisorba
officinalis

Rosaceae

Great Burnet

Seedpod is an oval. Seeds are ridged woody ovals. Several seeds on a seedhead. Winter
Outside
(Sorry, lost the record)
Saponaria
ocymoides

Caryophyllaceae

Soapwort

Seeds are small, dark brown, rounded discs. Many seeds in each pod. Autumn/Winter
Outside
(36-239 days)
Saxifraga
arendsii

Saxifragaceae

Saxifrage

Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are tiny dark brown balls. Many seeds in a pod. Autumn/Winter
Outside
(25-141 days)

Spring, Outside
(19-350 days)

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