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Does the seeds get mature before the Devil Claw Seed pods do? Just wondering. Any ideas?

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Prince,
Since the seeds are in the claw seed pod, they are not mature until the pod is. Usually seed pods turn brownish and become stiffer as the entire structure matures. When the "claw" splits open and becomes claw like, that's usually when the seeds are mature...in fact, as the claw opens they are sometimes thrown away from the plant which is one way the seeds can "travel."

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C.L.

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Annuals suggested for specific situations (sun, shade, windowboxes etc) New or unusual annuals are a particular interest of mine, and I grow many of these from seed. I am happy to help problem solve, answer questions about maintenance, and guide you to sources of unusual plants.

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I am a garden writer/speaker/consultant and host of a weekly gardening radio program in the Northeast. I have been gardening all my life for my own pleasure, and started as a professional gardener and garden communicator 15 years ago. I work part-time at a garden center, selling and tending shrubs/trees/annuals/perennials...and doing some propagation and design work. I often think that all these professional activities serve to put a somewhat legitimate framework around a serious case of plant-lust.

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