Hellebore Seed (urgent action)

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Earlier in the year there were a number of comments when i showed my yellow flowered Hellebore plant one or two people saying there’s did not produce seed .
At that time i suggested rubbing one’s finger lightly across the flower to self pollinate it, this i did myself on the yellow plant .seed pods are at present very green still leading me to believe they still have some time before the seed is ripe.A check this morning proved otherwise.When touched they popped like a pea showing the seeds just wait for a few hours sunshine and they would be gone mostly into the mouths of mice, birds and what ever else visit my garden ,and there is plenty that do.
Below a few seed that i removed.

As you can see within an hour of placing them in a green house other pods were opening,I am sure these want sowing now not storing as ones that fell on there own last year germinated,one’s i potted a month after have not.A quick look at the semi double ones show that they also are very close to shedding there seed.
Hope this prevents at least one member loosing there seed

• 10 Jun, 2010
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