Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


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

Lamiaceae

Black Horehound

No seedpod. Seeds are at the bottom of the spiky calyx. 4 seeds from each flower. Summer
Outside
(few days)
Baptisia
australis

Papilionaceae

False Indigo

Seeds are small warty brown beans. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(93 days)

Deno
(68 days)

Bauhinia
- many

Caesalpiniaceae

Orchid Tree

Seeds are large, flattish, round, light brown. Several seeds in a pod. Nick & soak seed

Spring
Inside/Propagator/
Deno
(2-21 days)

Begonia
semperflorens

Begoniaceae

Wax Begonia

Seeds are tiny light brown sticks. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Inside
(Sorry, lost the record)
Belamcanda
chinensis

Iridaceae

Blackberry Lily

Seedpod is a papery ball. Seeds are fleshy black berries. Several seeds in a pod. Autumn
Outside
(192 days)
Bergenia
ciliata

Saxifragaceae

Frilly Bergenia

Seeds are tiny black balls. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Propagator
(7 days)
Berkheya
purpurea

Asteraceae

Purple Berkheya

No seedpod. The prickly calyx folds over the seedhead. Seeds are woody cones. Many seeds in a seedhead. Spring
Inside
(26 days)
Betonica
officinalis

Lamiaceae

Betony

No seedpod. Seeds are at the bottom of the spiky calyx. 4 seeds from each flower. Winter
Outside
(140 days)
Betula
utilis

Betulaceae

Silver Birch

No seedpod. Seeds hang together in a long catkin. Seeds are flat and papery, with three points. Many seeds in a catkin. Winter
Outside
(Self sows)
Bignonia
capreolata

Bignoniaceae

Cross Vine

Seeds are flat, brown, with two bumps in the centre, and papery wings at each side. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Propagator
(23 days)
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