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Small embryonic plant usually with stored food for germination

A seed is a capsule containing an embryonic plant with enough initial food for germination.

The most common form of plant is by growth from a seed, ahead of other kinds of propagation, such as cloning from suckers or cuttings. Seeds are the result of sexual reproduction which involves fertilization of a by pollen from the same or a closely related species.

Use this tag for questions about identifying, obtaining, storing and germinating seeds.

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Good seeds to give as a gift to someone who is going to travel around the country

What seeds would you give as a gift to someone who is going to sell his/her belongings, and start a travel adventure around the country for a year? The idea is that he/she could plant the seeds in different places, leaving something behind. I'm…
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How to chose the best seeds in Europe?

I've watched a lot of youtube videos about gardening. I was paying particular attention to the plant and seed varieties. I noticed that a lot of seeds aren't sold in Europe. I don't know why that is, but I doubt there is any legal cause. For…
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Harvesting Basil Seeds Too Early

I harvested Thai Basil seeds, but I cut off the flowering bud portion of the plant before it was entirely dried, though it was done flowering. The seeds are a whitish color instead of the typical black that I see when others harvest when dried. If…
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Can you plant seeds from Calla lily?

The flower on my Calla lily has gone and now there are these seeds where the flower was. I was wondering if the seeds were able to be planted. How long would they take to start growing? Is there anything special they can be used for? Anything on…
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Why is it so hard to find pure perennial ryegrass turf seed in Australia?

I recently bought 1KG of tall fescue from a hardware store but I have since realised that I would prefer perennial ryegrass. Why is it so hard to find this in Australia? It's easy to find cool-season seed mixes that contain perennial ryegrass but…
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Is the end of June too late to harvest and plant seeds from a Hellebore in zone 6a?

I live in Massachusetts, zone 6a. A month ago I found a plant in my yard, which my friend identified as a perennial shrub called Hellebore. It has pastel green and pink flowers on stems gently bent over in such a way that almost only the backs are…
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How to know which Seeds require Pollination Partners ?

Being new to Gardening , I came across this concept of Pollination Partners , and that some seeds require a partner when the seed is planted. Can someone tell me , why this is needed and what seeds require these ?
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How much of the peach pit must be broken for successful germination?

I successfully removed 1/4 of the pit of a peach seed. About 1/2 a cm, what I was told is the root, grew out of it. Is that 1/4 opening enough for the non-root part to grow out of it or should I take the risk of fully opening the pit? In other…
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What is the name of these blue seeds?

What is the name of the blue seeds in the upper left part of this picture?
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looking for a fast growing Leucaena leucocephala seeds

I am looking for a fast growing Leucaena leucocephala seeds. Now, I am cultivating Leucaena leucocephala which can grow 6.00 Meters in a year. But I am looking for a genetically improved seeds which can grow upto 10.00 Meters in a year. If any one…
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What flower is this from?

New gardener here: This flower has gone to seed but I don't know what kind of flower it is. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Please help identify mystery seeds

I’ve been finding these seeds for years on our small property in Ventura CA (climate zone 10b) and decided I should figure out what plant they are from. They are dark brown, shiny, hard, 1 cm in length and ~6 mm on the wider end, ovoid in shape.
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Planting Bonsai tree | Unsuccessful

I bought bonsai tree seeds from Aliexpress. I have planted the seeds in regular soil and kept watering it for about 3 months now. Somehow none of the seed bear any tree. I heard that bonsai trees can be difficult to grow. But why should it be…
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Why did my amaranth seedlings emerge like this?

I had planted some red amaranth seeds in these washed and dettol cleaned seed trays with some boiled cocopeat. However the seedlings that have emerged have their cotyledons stuck to the seed coat. I have used drinking water and kept these in shade.…
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Why did my seeds not germinate?

I had planted roselle 6 days back in cocopeat sterilised by boiling for 15 minutes then keeping it to cool. The seeds were soaked in water for 3 hours. But so far, none of these have germinated. The seeds are an year old. I have had successful…
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