it's interesting to see the bright orange flowers replaced by green dehiscent capsules
and the luster of the leaves fade to a frosty grey.
in order to collect the seeds, the pods need to be ready.
and by ready, i mean dried. sort of like it does below.
it's pretty easy to spot the difference.
pick the capsules at the base because these babies split, pop, and fly everywhere.
i usually gather seeds for several weeks until most are gone.
afterward, i like to store the seeds to plant again come spring.
I like the effect in that picture where the leaves fade to that "frosty grey."
ReplyDeleteother uses for the seeds:
- make opium!
- make lemon poppyseed muffins!