Dicentra spectabilis - bleeding heart seeds

Seandor Springfield, MA(Zone 6a) May 27, 2007

I also asked this on the seed collecting forum - but just in case some of you knew. . . the plant file says to let the seed pods dry on the bleeding heart plant - but they have already fallen off - they are green, not dry. About 3/4 inch long, and narrow. If there are viable seeds they must be very, very tiny. I thought that the pods were the seeds!

So - have any of you collected bleeding heart seed before and what should the pod look like?

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Anitabryk2 Long Island, NY(Zone 6b) May 29, 2007

I found this old post when I googled - it might help http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/513440/

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Seandor Springfield, MA(Zone 6a) May 29, 2007

Thanks Anita - sounds like my plants are not old enough to generate viable seeds yet.

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Anitabryk2 Long Island, NY(Zone 6b) May 30, 2007

I'm glad it helped - I found it interesting too