Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings

Legousia to Limnanthes


Name Seed Pod Notes Seeds Germination
Method I Used		 Seedling
Legousia
speculum veneris

Campanulaceae		 Seedpod is long and thin, behind the flower. Seeds are oval, shiny, warm brown. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside (16 days)
Leptospermum
- many

Myrtaceae		 Seeds are very tiny brown sticks. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside (33 days)

Summer
Propagator (5 days)
Leucanthemum
x superbum

Asteraceae

Shasta Daisy

 Many seeds are clustered together on the seedhead. Seeds are small striped logs. Many seeds on a seedhead. Spring
Inside (10 days)
Lewisia
- many

Portulacaceae		 Seedpod is a cup with a papery covering. Seeds are small, shiny, fat black discs. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (56 days)
Leycesteria
formosa

Caprifoliaceae

Himalayan Honeysuckle

 The seedpod is a dark red berry. Seeds are tiny balls. Several seeds in each berry. Autumn
Outside (Self-sows)
Winter
Propagator (9 days)
Spring
Propagator (13 days)
Liatris
pycnostachya

Asteraceae		 Each flower produces a seedhead on the flower stalk. Seeds are greyish-brown, oblong, with a light brown tuft. Several seeds in a seedhead. Spring
Outside (30 days)

Summer
Inside (9 days)
Lilium
- many

Liliaceae		 Seedpod is fleshy. Seeds are flat, brown, papery. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (122 days)

Deno (12-27 days)
Lilium
martagon

Liliaceae

Turk's Cap Lily

 Seeds are flat, brown, papery. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside (409 days)
Limonium
- many

Plumbaginaceae

Statice		 Seeds are greyish ovals with a papery tuft at the end. 1 seed from each flower. Any time
Outside (18-41 days)
Limnanthes
douglasii

Limnanthaceae

Poached Egg Plant

 There is no seedpod. There are 5 seeds in a circle on the flat calyx. Seeds are oval woody drops. Spring
Outside (29 days)
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