Asclepias curassavica

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

Here are some pictures I took this morning of 2 pods from Asclepias curassavica.

The first one shows the pods just splitting

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

Opening a bit more...

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

Opening still further. At this point you can start to see what I fondly refer to as the white flying fluffy stuff....

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

Here I have opened the bottom pod a bit further for a better look.

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

In this one I have removed the white fluff with the seeds still attached. I have found that this is the point in which it is easier to remove the seeds from the fluff before it dries and becomes flyaway.

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

This picture shows the seeds easily separated from the "fluff" You can see in this picture how the fluff is already starting to dry and separate.

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budgielover Pinellas Park, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 20, 2005

This last picture is some of the dried "fluff" which in nature would be carried by the wind with the seed attached like little helicopters. LOL

THE END.......

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