My snapdragons have recently been making little seed pods...
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 8 months ago
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All flowers make seed if you leave them on. They flower and then seed to keep the species going.
Seeds take a ton of energy to produce so if you don't cut off and deadhead dead flowers they stop growing them and redirect energy to seed production instead.
It may be too late to get more flowers since she's already gone to seed. But you can keep the seeds and then plant them next year.
They do need a cold period before planting but if you put them in the fridge in a ziplock for 2 weeks before planting next year you will be able to grow more. 🩷
Seeds take a ton of energy to produce so if you don't cut off and deadhead dead flowers they stop growing them and redirect energy to seed production instead.
It may be too late to get more flowers since she's already gone to seed. But you can keep the seeds and then plant them next year.
They do need a cold period before planting but if you put them in the fridge in a ziplock for 2 weeks before planting next year you will be able to grow more. 🩷
I am not seeing seed pods on yours though they look like skulls with a hard outer shell.
Is it possible what you are seeing is flowers that haven't opened their petals? Sometimes when they are very young they will try to flower but lack energy because their root system is too small so they brown and drop off. They look very small to be making seed pods. Usually they won't flower until about 3+ months old. Sometimes less in perfect conditions.
Is it possible what you are seeing is flowers that haven't opened their petals? Sometimes when they are very young they will try to flower but lack energy because their root system is too small so they brown and drop off. They look very small to be making seed pods. Usually they won't flower until about 3+ months old. Sometimes less in perfect conditions.
@SuperbRaspfern I planted them back towards the end of June, so they’ve grown a good amount but none of the pods have browned or anything. I think it might be heat stress or something else.
Can you get a very close up photo of the middle that looks like seeds. It might be black aphids and I want to look for legs.
Snapdragon seeds are tiny and round. Those are more oblong it could even be droppings from a critter.
But seeds can't form without flowers, that is what draw bees and pollinators to them for pollination. Without pollination no seeds can form.
Snapdragon seeds are tiny and round. Those are more oblong it could even be droppings from a critter.
But seeds can't form without flowers, that is what draw bees and pollinators to them for pollination. Without pollination no seeds can form.
@SuperbRaspfern I’m starting to think this is a purslane. These definitely aren’t aphids and they haven’t flowered at all.
I did some wildflowers this year and they keep surprising me with new ones!
These are some that popped up this week 🩷
These are some that popped up this week 🩷
