Hi David, This has been shown by a number of people to occur. A while back Alberto Castillo harvested green capsules of R. bifida and allowed them to mature. I have seen a few Triteleia/Brodiaea, Calochortus, and Eucharis green pods mature off the plant. I think the trick is to keep the pods from drying out but not too moist or they get attacked by fungus. The seeds are usually viable. Your observation with picked vs. non-picked pods on Ismene is really interesting. So, it's better to keep the pods on the plant unless they are being threatened by lawn-mowers or have been plucked off accidentally. Nhu Berkeley, CA On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:51 PM, David Ehrlich <idavide@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Do seeds continue to ripen/grow even after the capsule dehisces? >