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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