Gorgeous blue Grape Hyacinths added color to my yard earlier this spring. They were tiny plants but packed a nice punch.
By the end of February, the inflorescence had bloomed fully and a variety of shades of blue were on display!
Then the flowers dried up and in a few days, I saw these pods develop, clearly displaying trimerous symmetry. It was lovely to see this next step in the life cycle.
Another couple of weeks, and the pods began to dry. Black spots indicated seeds forming inside.
Almost brown now after about another week, some of the pods were open and the seeds were dispersed already.
By the end of February, the inflorescence had bloomed fully and a variety of shades of blue were on display!
Then the flowers dried up and in a few days, I saw these pods develop, clearly displaying trimerous symmetry. It was lovely to see this next step in the life cycle.
Another couple of weeks, and the pods began to dry. Black spots indicated seeds forming inside.
Almost brown now after about another week, some of the pods were open and the seeds were dispersed already.
I collected a couple of them to save, in case I needed to plant some next spring. I find the dried pods so beautiful! They are so tiny, you can easily miss them! The color isn't eye- catching either. You get to see the delicate elegance only if you look very closely. How many pretty things around us do we miss seeing!
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