We have bought plants from season but we know that when winter comes they will no longer be there. When this happens, we have two options, let them lose and have to buy seeds again the following summer or collect the seeds of the plants that we have.
The second option seems more viable, therefore, in this article we will see how gather some seeds of plants such as the Tagete or Chinese Carnation, the Zinnias, lto Bella by day and the Portulaca.
The seeds of Chinese carnation they are located inside the flower. They are elongated, with a black tip and the rest white. Once the summer passes, the Tagete flowers wither and fall, leaving in their place the chalice full of these seeds that we will remove and keep.
All the zinnias It has daisy-shaped flowers, although there is also the possibility that instead of a row of petals, it has two and is double. In any case, its seeds are found at the end of its petals and are shaped like a pipe. Its germination is very simple and each flower produces many seeds.
La Beautiful by day and in general all Convolvulus, have their seeds in capsules that appear when the flowers dry. They are black or brown in color and produce about three or four seeds, very easy to germinate.
La Purslane It is a plant with very beautiful flowers of all colors with five petals that look very elegant. The flowers hide at night and wrap themselves. When the flowers dry, a small capsule appears, in the shape of a pyramid and inside are the seeds of raised and very small color. Each flower produces many seeds.
All these seeds we can save In glass jars or paper envelopes, the following year we will only have to sow them directly on the ground.
More information - Convolvulus and its care.