Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings

Name	Seed Pod	Description	Seeds	Seed Close-up	Germination Method I Used	Seedling
Stelleria holostea Caryophyllaceae Greater Stitchwort		Seedpod is a ball. Seeds are brown balls. Several seeds in a seedpod.			Autumn Outside (Sorry, lost the record)
Stokesia laevis Asteraceae Stokes' Aster		Seeds are brown, oval sticks. Many seeds on a seedhead.			Autumn Outside (55 days) Spring, Outside (22 days)
Strelitzia nicolae Musaceae Bird of Paradise		Seedpod is woody and pointed. Seeds are large shiny black beads with a woolly orange tuft. Many seeds in a pod.			Nick & soak seed Summer Propagator (29 days)
Streptocarpus hybrids Gesneriaceae Cape Primrose		Seedpods are long, thin and twisted. Seeds are long, thin, brown ovals, and look like dust. Many seeds in a pod.			Sow on surface Winter Inside (11 days)
Styrax obassia Styracaceae Fragrant Snowbell		Seeds are shiny chestnut-coloured nuts.			Autumn Outside (193 days)
Sutherlandia frutescens Papilionaceae Balloon Pea		Seedpod is very inflated, papery when ripe. Seeds are small, shiny flat beans. Several seeds in a pod.			Nick & soak seed Winter/Spring Inside/Propagator (3-5 days)
Symphyandra wanneri Campanulaceae Ring Bellflower		Seeds are thin, brown ovals. Many seeds in each pod.			Sow on surface Winter Propagator (14 days)
Symphytum officinale Boraginaceae Comfrey		Seed is a shiny drop, held on a pad at the bottom of the inflated calyx. Can be up to 4 seeds from a flower.			Autumn Outside (186 days)

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