Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


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

Acanthaceae

Bush Clock Vine

Seedpods are woody black balls with a long beak, like paper fasteners. Seeds are brown, woody. 2 seeds in a pod. Nick & soak seed

Spring
Propagator
(24 days)

Thymus
serpyllum

Lamiaceae

Thyme

No seedpod. Seeds are tiny dark brown pips inside the calyx. 4 seeds from each flower. Autumn/Winter
Outside
(126-141 days)
Trachycarpus
fortunei

Arecaceae

Chusan Palm

Seedpods are berries. Seeds are hard, large, brownish-grey beans. One seed in each berry. Soak seed

Winter
Propagator
(16 days)

Tragopogon
pratensis

Asteraceae

Goat's Beard

No seedpod. Many seeds make up a large fluffy seedhead. Seeds are pale brown, curved, ridged. Spring
Outside
(10 days)
Trifolium
pratensis

Papilionaceae

Red Clover

Seedpods are tiny pea pods. Seeds are brown woody beans. Autumn
Outside
(Sorry, lost the record)
Trifolium
repens

Papilionaceae

White Clover

Seedpods are tiny pea pods. Seeds are tiny woody beans. Autumn
Outside
(Sorry, lost the record)
Trollius
- many

Ranunculaceae

Globe Flower

Seedhead is rounded and spiky. Seeds are small black chips. Many seeds in a seedhead. Autumn/Winter
Outside
(54-259 days)
Spring
Outside (42 days)
Inside (16 days)
Tropaeolum
majus

Tropaeolaceae

Nasturtium

Seeds are large brown balls, enclosed in a pale brown, woody, ribbed covering, joined in 3s like a clover leaf. Soak seed

Spring
Inside
(9 days)

Tropaeolum
peregrinum

Tropaeolaceae

Canary Creeper

Seedpods are dark brown with three parts. Seeds are dark brown woody pyramids. 3 seeds in a pod. Spring
Deno
(4 days)
Tweedia
caerulea

Apocynaceae

Milkweed

Seedpod is a long thin upright cone. Seeds are thin brown drops with a fluffy parachute. Many seeds in a pod. Autumn
Propagator
(6 days)
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