Honeysuckle seeds???

hi all. i was looking at my honeysuckle today and there were a few dead berries on it. Anyway, after picking these off I have discovered that they are seeds!!!! WOW! My first ever discovery.

Anyway, my question is:

What do I do with them now? I want to create a new honeysuckle from these but don't know how to go about it!
thanks

 

hi lelly im a newbie gardener aswell id say just stick them in a pot with some compost and see what happens you never no what might happen if nothing so what try again next year

 

Exactly, but do not be in too much of a hurry, they may not germinate until NEXT Spring! They do not need any heat or winter protection , except from feet, animals etc.

 

hi palutris, i have a montana clematis which i brought last year unbelivable growth in 12 months, how do you get the seeds off the plant and when is the best time to get them i wouldnt mined growing some clematis from seed myself thanks.

 

Ok. C. montana seeds are actually few and far between in most places but there are some occasions when they do produce see. When the flowers have finished they leave behind fluffy seed heads (bit like a dandelion). Keep an eye on them and when the 'tails' begin to look a bit 'dirty' he seeds are ready to drop. Now comes the harder bit. The actual seed is the round bit at the bottom of the tail, where it joins the plant. Most of them will be no bigger than the tail. These are no use, they have not been fertilised. What you are looking for a the plump ones. I cannot think of a better way to describe them. On montana they are acutally quite big, say the size of a little finger nail?
Collect these up and sow in standard seed compost, straight away. I usually remove the tail for ease, but it is not necessary. Put the pot somewhere safe, but exposed to the winter elements and if you are lucky, they will germinate the next spring, or the next spring, or even the next spring!
If I remember, and these days I am beginning to forget my own name at times, I will take a picture of a ripe seed for you.
ok?
Grief cannot even spell now!

 

great thanks for the info didnt realise they can take that long to germinate like to see a pic so i dont upset the plant to much thanks again. :D