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Daylily ~ Hemerocallis seed pod.
Daylilies are very easy to gather seeds from. Allow the flowers to fade and drop naturally. If the flower was fertilized a green seed pod will develop where the flower was attached to the stem. Not all daylilies will be fertile and so some plants may never produce seeds. Nor will all flowers of fertile daylilies produce seeds. Some varieties will produce more seeds pods than others.
Allow the developing green pod to swell and grow. When the seeds are near maturity the pod will begin to wither and brown. When the seeds are ripe the pod will open at the end to disperse the seeds. At this stage the pod can be removed from the stem. Place the pod on a plate and allow it to dry for a few days.
To remove the seeds split the pod open along its seams and gently nudge the seeds out. The seeds are roundish and a shiny black. Depending upon the variety seed size can be between an 1/8 and 1/4 inch wide. Daylily seeds are thick and should dry for a few more days before being packed.
Revised by Mel Garber, Extension Horticulturist and Associate Dean
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of Georgia
NebGuide No. G1412
by Anne Streich, Extension Horticulturist, Outreach Programs
and Don Steinegger, Extension Horticulturist
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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