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What plant are these seed heads from?

fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
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Thank you 😊

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Nigella
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    My nigella seed heads are round, they look a bit more like aquilegia to me, but without seeing the foliage hard to be sure

    Billericay - Essex

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Apologies - you're right @Pete.8. Not had my breakfast yet  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    @Pete.8 that’s the one! Columbine! Thank you! Any ideas when best to plant the seeds? 😊
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I had my porridge over an hour ago  😁

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited August 2021
    Plants usually drop seed at the right time for them to germinate, you could sow some now (it's a little late in the season) or wait until next spring to sow them which will give flowering plants the following year. They are unlikely to be the same colour as the parent plant.
    I have seedlings pop up all over the garden and have rather too many of them atm. I was digging some out yesterday.
    If you have a look around the main plant you may fine some tiny seedlings already. Easy to spot thanks to the distinctive foliage. You could pot them up and plant out early next spring

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Good man  ;)
    They usually seed around - but just sprinkle them where you want them and see what happens. You could also do some in a seed tray and stick it somewhere sheltered. They germinate easily but won't always be the same as the parent plant   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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