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Nectaroscordum seeds
I opened the seed pods on a single nectaroscordum plant I had expecting to find a single black seed but all I found were little white things - have I been too late and the seed has dropped or is the little white things the seed??
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I fear the little white things are seed not yet ripe.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Nectaroscordum seeds , like all Alliums , should be black ; alas I fear you are too late .
Maybe this fickle 'stop/start' summer has caused them to abort ?
Good point nutcutlet ; perhaps too early for ripened seed yet ?
I've just braved the mozzies and checked mine. They're almost black but not ripe. Except for the out papery bit, the whole thing is still green and damp
In the sticks near Peterborough
a few of my Nectaroscordum grew very strangely. Instead of growing vertically, the stems grew in a twisted fashion along the ground. This also happened to a few of our Dutch Iris. Is this a diseased bulb, inconsistent watering or something else?
When the plant drops its seed is the time to sow any hardy plant. Just sow and leave them alone.
I should think 3 or 4 years to flower,
In the sticks near Peterborough