Propagation: will zinna profusion seeds be true, 0 by Lala_Jane

Lala_Jane wrote:
When you say "much more faded" I hope you mean faded as in brown, LOL. They have to mature on the plant Kathy in order for them to be viable. That's what Pagencat meant when she said to make sure they're really finished blooming before you take them off. The picture I posted above was taken Sunday so I have a ways to go before I start collecting my seed. I know they can get pretty unsightly, but when I want to save seed from a plant I just stop dead-heading after the blooms have died, often not untill after the first frost. When they're all dried up I know the seed is mature and I pull off however many I need (who am I trying to kid, I pull of waaaay more than anybody would EVER need need) and I toss the rest of the plant into the compost pile. I generally let the seed heads air-dry an additional week or 2 on a tray or paper plate, then pull them apart, bag 'em, and stick 'em in the fridge.

(Orange profusion on the far left....picture taken last weekend).