Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


Name Seed Pod Description Seeds Seed
Close-up
Germination
Method I Used
Seedling
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/Spring
Propagator
(9-13 days)

Liatris
pycnostachya

Asteraceae

Kansas Feather

No seedpod. Seeds are greyish-brown, oblong, with a light brown tuft. Several seeds on a seedhead. Spring
Outside
(30 days)

Summer
Inside (9 days)

Lilium
Oriental hybrid

Liliaceae

Oriental Lily

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)
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)
Limonium
cosyrense

Plumbaginaceae

Statice

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

Plantaginaceae

Moroccan Toadflax

The seedpod is a small ball. Seeds are dark brown papery discs. Several seeds in a pod. Spring
Outside
(5 days)
Linaria
vulgaris

Plantaginaceae

Common Toadflax

The seedpod is a small ball. Seeds are dark brown papery discs. Several seeds in a pod. Autumn
Outside
(24 days)
Linum grandiflorum
v. rubrum

Linaceae

Scarlet Flax

Seedpod is a round ball. Seeds are flattish shiny brown ovals. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Inside
(6 days)
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