Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings


Name Seed Pod Description Seeds Seed
Close-up
Germination
Method I Used
Seedling
Bixa
orellana

Bixaceae

Lipstick Tree

Pod is prickly brown, pointed. Seeds are reddish orange. Many seeds in a pod. Nick & soak seed

Winter
Deno
(7 days)

Blumenbachia
hieronymi

Loasaceae

Sting Lily

Seedpod is twisted, hairy, and stings! Seeds are dimpled drops. Many seeds in a pod. Spring
Inside
(13 days)
Borago
officinalis

Lamiaceae

Borage

No seedpod. Seeds are inside the hairy calyx. Seeds are woody drops with a white end. 4 seeds in a pod. Nick & soak seed

Outside
(Sorry, lost the record.)

Brachychiton
bidwillii

Malvaceae

Bottletree

Seedpod is a large woody ball. Seeds are large, dull yellow, woody, acorn-shaped. Several seeds in a pod. Nick & soak seed

Autumn
Propagator
(21 days)

Brachyscome
iberidifolia

Asteraceae

Swan River Daisy

Seeds are tiny flat greyish brown, tapering like miniature parsnips. Many seeds on a fluffy seedhead. Spring
Inside
(8 days)

Winter
Inside (7 days)

Browallia
speciosa

Solanaceae

Bush Violet

Seeds are small black balls. Many seeds in a pod. Winter
Propagator
(36 days)
Buddleja
davidii

Scrophulariaceae

Butterfly Bush

Pods are tiny capsules. Seeds are tiny ovals in the centre of a light brown wing, but look like twiggy dust. Winter
Outside
(186 days)
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