I think it is that Indigo Dove, because OP mentions collecting pods which they indeed produce. As it's in the pea family, I would think the seeds would be good for up to about 4 years with much reduced germination rates after the first couple of years.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I've not grown these but would try soaking half of the seeds overnight and planting those while it's still warm enough for them to germinate (keep in cold frame over winter) and soak and sow the other half in spring. I do that with lots of things to cover as many angles as possible - works really well!
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
This shrub, now I've seen the photos reminds me of a shrub my daughter bought can't remember what species but "pink elle" was part of it. Two month earlier she had Given birth to our granddaughter , Elle Louise . She couldn't resist buying it.the shrub has flowered each February since.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Those were my thoughts too ... I hope the OP sows them and lets us know what happens.
As they’re a couple of years old I was thinking they might benefit from soaking or nicking first?
And would you sow now or wait until spring?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I hope @louise.colley finds that helpful 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I hope you get some lovely plants and come back here with some photos for us.
Who knows, you may even get some seeds to offer on our Seedswap thread 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Two month earlier she had Given birth to our granddaughter , Elle Louise .
She couldn't resist buying it.the shrub has flowered each February since.