Asked on Aug 21, 2015
Moving, how do I take some seeds?
+16
I'm moving to a nearby state and I want to take many of the plants that I have growing in my yard over there as seeds so that I can plan some there but not actually sure how to get it done. I have a color pride coleus, colossal daylilies and black-eyed susans...what should I do?
My coleus is have just started to send up these flower shoots are there seeds in there?
Which form has the seeds..the yellow or the spent blooms?
9 answers
-
The Black Eyed Susans may reseed from the seed pod, although not very successfully. Just dry them out and store them in a paper envelop - don't use plastic ones, they'll tend to maintain some moisture and rot the seeds. It's worth a try. I bought plants from a nursery and the have spread considerably, that really would be a better option. As to the coleus - I would not try seeds, rather try to overwinter (inside) a couple of plants and take cuttings and root them. Again, hardly worth your while, there are so many coleus available in nurseries and I take cutting from those to multiply them. Daylilies are dividable and you probably can transfer them to your new garden if you keep them moist and then plant quickly. Good luck
Iberkeley
on Aug 21, 2015
- See 1 previous
-
U can use strips of paper towell and put a drop of washable white glue on it then put on the seeds let dry and put away where they will stay dry till you are ready for them then you will have seed tape to put where you want it and the paper towel will deteriorate and you have your seeds ,use a strip of towel on top and for the bottom sorry
Gloria Monroe
on Aug 21, 2015
-
The dried, spent blooms are the mature seeds. Just drop the whole cut head into a paper bag. By the time you get ready, the seed will have dislodged. Be careful that you are not introducing invasive species into your new state. Look up on USDA site.
JanB
on Aug 22, 2015
-
If you have the space in the car to haul them, take cuttings of the coleus and put in water so they root and dig small divisions of your Black-Eyed Susan and Daylilies. One small box worth of plants will start your new garden off quickly and bring a little remembrance of your first home to the new one.
Barb Rosen
on Aug 22, 2015
-
Normally, the flower IS the seed pod. And some others are grown from root bulbs(like tulips).. the flower must go through its 'cycle' to develop the seeds.. Happy Gardening... R
Rus1058682
on Aug 22, 2015
-
I some have said take cuttings. you may want to get so root hormone to make sure as many root as possible
Angle Nefolyn
on Aug 22, 2015
-
It's probably not the best time - Fall and Spring would be better - to transfer daylilies. However, if you are moving you have not much choice. Definitely cut all stems and flowers off, you want the plant to concentrate on producing roots. Water really well for a couple of weeks and hope for the best. Daylilies are pretty robust and with some care should do well. I personally do not like root hormones for cuttings and what I have read in gardening literature, they really do nothing for your cuttings. So I suspect they won't hurt anything but why spend the money? Good luck. Ilse
Iberkeley
on Aug 22, 2015
-
I have had luck with root cuttings in a pot of moist soil if the seed pods have not yet developed once the flower has died and dried.
Cricket
on Aug 22, 2015
-
The flowers should be brown and dry before picking seed heads. Take the daylilies in a box of moist soil and transplant soonest. Water and hope but they should be OK. If you can root cuttings of anything else that you want to take do so.
Linda
on Aug 22, 2015
- See 3 previous
Sign Up to Answer
