Content
- Worth knowing about the seeds of columbine
- What do the seeds look like and when do they mature?
- Sow the seeds
- Pre-breeding home
- Self-sowing - the hobby of these seeds
- The seeds are poisonous!
- Tips & Tricks
After flowering, the columbine forms poisonous seeds
Worth knowing about the seeds of columbine
The columbine does not just look good. It is also extremely undemanding, location-tolerant and easy to maintain. Who deals with her, should also know about the seeds. Here is an overview of the main features of their seeds.
What do the seeds look like and when do they mature?
They are oblong oval and extremely small. Their color is black and their smooth surface shines easily. The seeds of most Akeleisorten mature after the flowering period between July and August.
Sow the seeds
If you already have the columbine in the garden and you want to multiply, you can collect the seeds yourself. A single plant forms numerous seeds that are in a capsule. When the capsule is dry, it bursts open and reveals its contained seeds. Harvest the capsules when they have dried and the seeds rustle in them.
Sowing is very simple:
Pre-breeding home
If you want to play it safe, you can also prefer the seeds at home. This should start between February and March. As pots for sowing both pots and culture dishes can serve. Before sowing, it is recommended to put the seeds in the fridge for 2 weeks. The seeds of some Akeleisorten are cold germ.
That's how it's done:
Self-sowing - the hobby of these seeds
But these seeds do not necessarily have to be sown by you. They also like to sow themselves. But the downside is that if you have different types of aces, they often cross each other. The result after self-sowing are no single-variety specimens.
The columbine can be quite annoying because of their urge to self-seed. Over the years, it can literally become a weed, which proliferates in the vegetable patch, for example. Those who do not want the seeds to sow themselves should cut off the withered flowers or the immature seeds.
The seeds are poisonous!
Not to forget: the seeds of columbine are highly poisonous! They contain magnoflorin as well as a glycoside, which turns into hydrocyanic acid in the body. Symptoms of poisoning include diarrhea, vomiting, respiratory distress and cardiac arrhythmia. Mostly they do not last long.
Tips & Tricks
Keep the poisonous seeds safe from children and pets!