Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


Name Seed Pod Description Seeds Seed
Close-up
Germination
Method I Used
Seedling
Ononis
spinosa

Papilionaceae

Spiny Rest Harrow

Seedpod is like a small fuzzy peapod. Seeds are round brown beans. 1 seed in a pod. Spring
Deno
(Sorry, lost the record)
Onosma
taurica

Boraginaceae

Golden Drop

Seeds are small light brown shiny drops. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(12-71 days)
Origanum
vulgare

Lamiaceae

Wild Marjoram

Seeds are at the bottom of the tiny calyx. Seeds are very small black pips. Four seeds from a flower. Winter
Outside
(74 days)
Osteospermum
hybrids

Asteraceae

Cape Daisy

There is no seedpod. Seeds are in a cluster. Good seeds are fat. Several seeds to a seedhead. Winter
Deno
(7-9 days)

Spring
Outside (17 days)

Ostrya
carpinifolia

Betulaceae

Hop Hornbeam

Seeds are flat papery light brown drops. Winter
Outside
(148 days)
Oxalis
corniculatus

Oxalidaceae

Yellow Sorrel

Seedpod is fat and pointed. Seeds are small and brown. Several seeds in a pod. Self-sows
Oxalis
lactea

Oxalidaceae

Sorrel

Seedpod is pointed. Seeds are small and brown, with a white elastic coating. Several seeds in a pod. Winter
Outside
(26-56 days)
Oxypetalum
caeruleum

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)
Oxytropis
megalantha

Papilionaceae

Milkvetch

Seedpod is a small peapod. Seeds are small beans. Few seeds in a pod. Nick seed

Spring
Outside
(16-31 days)

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