pansies, queen anne's lace, allyssum

Gwendalou Langley, WA(Zone 7b) Aug 24, 2005

How do you get seeds from the more 'delicate' flowers like pansy, queen anne's lace, and allyssum? If the seeds aren't real obvious on a plant, I'm clueless how to go about collecting them.

Thanks,
Gwen

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gomyway Bancroft, MI Aug 26, 2005

Pansies form seed pods after the flower falls off. Look for a small pod/cone shape where the flower was. This will be green first then dry to brown when the seeds are ready. Once they turn brown, you can open the pod and collect the seeds from inside. They are light to dark brown tiny seeds.

I am not sure about the other 2 you listed.

Hope this helps

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Gwendalou Langley, WA(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2005

Thanks! I will look for them.

Gwen

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Kathleen Panama, NY(Zone 5a) Sep 04, 2005

If you gather the pansy seed pods and bring them in, put them in a covered container - the seeds 'explode' out of their pods when the pods become dry enough.

Queen Anne's Lace forms a 'birds nest' of seeds when the flowers are done, which are quite big and easy to gather.

Allysum flowers leave their seeds behind on the stalk as they grow up. They are small and look like tiny hand mirrors.