#seedpods

[starsprlte]

master of your destiny

[coffeenuts]

[kristo-flowers]

Kapweed seeds

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 14 January 2025

In a shaded urban landscape by a carpark were these clumps of Iris foetidissima (stinking iris, gladden, gladwyn, roast beef plant, scarlet-seeded iris, stinking gladwin). In winter this evergreen perennial has large pods which open to reveal bright orange-red seeds. The leaves can look rather tatty but the seeds persist through the winter providing a display.

Jill Raggett

[missedmilemarkers]

These pods are full of promise, awaiting the right time to release their seeds to the world. They’re a reminder that even the most curious shapes in nature have a purpose.

[unkn0wnvariable]

Field Pennycress

Seeds forming on a field pennycress plant at RSPB Ouse Fen. The shape of the seeds is where the penny part of the name comes from.

[rowkey]

"Bundles"

A small celebration of dried grasses and seedpods, finished late last year. :] MEDIA: Colored pencil and watercolor on hotpress watercolor paper. The uppermost is 8x10" and the lowermost is 5x7"

[feet-of-clay]

Leftovers

I know we all celebrate the fresh newness of spring, but these remnants of last year seemed so elegant to me.