On Mar 4, 2006, at 7:24 AM, Jim McKenney wrote: > But I don't see obvious anthers or stigmas. Are they buried down in > the > flower? Will I have to tear apart the bloom to get to them? > > Any advice from more practiced hands will be appreciated. > I have found that when I take a small soft paint brush and twist in down into the center of one flower and then twist it down into the center of another flower, and continue this from flower to flower, they form nice fat seed pods later on. If I don't do this, I get smaller seed pods and often no seeds at all. And I don't have to tear apart the flower either. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA, USDA Zone 10a