This is a first (for me) - seed pods

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Re: This is a first (for me) - seed pods

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Ledebouria socialis is also producing a couple of seed pods.
I just noticed similar on my eriospermum dregei, this hot summer has meant its been a good year for flowering and seed, I just need to grow them on (tu) .
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Re: This is a first (for me) - seed pods

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Ali Baba wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:08 am I had a couple of follicles on my Ceropegia woodii a few years ago, the seedlings were quite variable in leaf pattern, and very nice. I now have a nice mixed potful of flowering size plants. I've never had it fruit again however!
I had been wondering if seedlings would have varying leaf patterns. We have a plant with mostly silver leaves called 'Silver Glory' so it would be interesting to see if that one produced nice silvery seedlings.
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Re: This is a first (for me) - seed pods

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I'm assuming that as the seed pods are long and thin that they are the 'exploding' type?

Just harvested seed from the Parodia mamulosa but that produced seed last year as well. I've also spotted a few volunteer seedlings in my Echeveria pulvinata pot but that's not a first either.
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When the follicles are ripe they dry out and split longitudinally, releasing the seeds which each have a feathery plume like a thistle seed. If you dont cover the fruit you will probably lose most of the seed as it floats away on the breeze
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