Hi Pv Picotte,

" I would like to start some indoors but not sure how to go about harvesting seeds from them. Any thoughts? "

Welcome to GardenWeb. Apparently Angelonia seeds are expensive as seeds go, but still I think buying some to get an early start would be a good idea. And definitely learn to save your own Angelonia seeds, assuming you have some growing now, because those puppies are expensive. This is a link to Hazzards, which offers a variety of Angelonia seeds.

Another thing to think about, is not only learn to save your own Angelonia seed, but learn to cross pollinate them, to make your own hybrids. And, while you are gathering pollen to do cross pollination, you can also use some to self some blooms, to increase your selfed seed yield. You might find that breeding Angelonia is a fun hobby. I am a zinnia hobbyist myself, and I very much enjoy breeding them. I make hybrids between my hybrids, and I would recommend the same strategy for Angelonia.

ZM (not associated with any product or vendor mentioned or linked)

take a dried flower .. to a sheet of white paper ... or a dinner plate.. and start pulling it apart.. until you find the seed ... if there is any ... some of the foo foo plants end up being sterile ... if you find some.. put in a marked envelope ..... see link

try not to sneeze when looking for seed .. lol .. been there.. done that ... they will be everywhere but on the plate ...

ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=harvesting+Angelonia+seed&t=ffcm&ia=web

Hi Pv Picotte,

Ken's link is loaded with good stuff. That's impressive, Ken. One thing I discovered in Ken's link is that Swallowtail has pelleted Angelonia seed,, which might be a good idea, because the seeds themselves are very small. And Park's seem to think they have an exclusive on Angelonia seed. Oh well.

It's kind of off-putting to have a seed you can barely see cost so much. Pelleted seeds are easier to handle. I am thankful that zinnia seeds are bigger, and zinnias come in more colors (for example, yellow, orange, etc) than Angelonia. Just sayin'.

ZM

All great responses and I will give each a look and a try. I love zinnias as well but I think Angelonias are less apt to catch a "cold" and look like it. They have looked lovely all summer on my sunny deck whereas the zinnias in the same location have not fared as well. My care may have played a part but then, the Angelonias got the same care and fared better. Thanks to all again.

Oh, you guys are so cute! ZM with his mission to convert everyone to hybridization, particularly zinnias - which, BTW, is fun!, and Ken with his sterile "foo foos" - which, BTW, he's right. I once spent a season trying to get some seed from a foo foo Calibrachoa plant that I had started from what was probably the only fertile seed pod off of a potted plant outside an icecream stand - all fluff, not a fertile seed to sneeze at - LOL!

But - if - after you wade through the seed pods on your angelonia and find some that are plump - make sure you let them dry well so they don't rot. And then surface sow the seed, because they need light to germinate. Haven't grown them, but they've got to be pretty much like snapdragons, I'd imagine. You read some of these directions posted online and they make it sound like brain surgery! Not that big a deal, really, for most things.

If you find some seeds and have other questions about planting, ask.

Alex