Butterfly Bush Seeds

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I Love this plant!

Mar 27th, 2010 at 10:33:00 AM PDT by

It is a real beauty!

Mar 27th, 2010 at 5:52:07 PM PDT by

I love butterflies

Mar 27th, 2010 at 11:40:01 PM PDT by

Aren't they beautiful? 8)

Mar 28th, 2010 at 6:42:11 AM PDT by

were do u get seeds off of this?

Mar 28th, 2010 at 4:09:05 PM PDT by

Seed collection is easy, but as the seeds are so small and chaff so abundant it is difficult to separate the two. Chaff and seeds are usually traded together with instructions to surface sow the entire packet contents.

The seed pods develop throughout the flower cluster. This is not a rushed plant, pod development lasts for several weeks, even a few months. The developing pods look like miniature green footballs, they are held upright as they develop. After an extended period of time the pods finally mature, turn a dark mahogany brown and spit open at the end tip. Inside are tan to medium dark seeds the size of dust.

Collection can be made easier by removing an entire seed cluster after you see some browning of at least half the pods. Place the seed cluster on an open plate or bowl and allow it to dry for several weeks. The remaining green pods will finish maturing their seeds, brown and split. Gentle tapping will remove most of the seeds. There will also be chaff from the pods and spent blossoms that may not have dropped from the flower.

Mar 28th, 2010 at 6:31:36 PM PDT by

are yours purple, like in the picture, or do you get a variety of colors, or is it completely unknown and random?

Apr 1st, 2010 at 9:35:15 PM PDT by

Purple & Orange 8)

Apr 2nd, 2010 at 7:07:48 AM PDT by

I should have said Purple with orange eye...Link to pic here...http://ps-l.s3.amazonaws.com/29914_1.jpg

Apr 2nd, 2010 at 9:04:27 AM PDT by

Gorgeous Plant! Good Luck Bidders!

Apr 2nd, 2010 at 9:04:57 AM PDT by

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