extracting seeds from white vinca

Question

The old kind of white vinca (not the hybrids), which has now been almost classified as invasive) is very hard to find. Luckily, a friend gave me 4 plants and they are in full bloom. I need to know exactly how to extract seeds from these vincas so that I can have more white vinca plants in my flowerbed.

Bridget King
Cape Town, South africa

Answer 1

Leave the blooms on the plants until the end of their bloom cycle.
Remove the pods from the plants and pinch the pods until the seeds fall into a paper bag.
Place the bag with seeds into a warm dry location for 3 weeks.
Shake the bag daily to help them evenly dry.
Place the dry seeds onto a tray and rub the seeds to remove the outer coating from the seeds.
Store them in an envelope and place in dry, cool area. Do not seal them in a container, as they may mold.
Seeds can be planted the following spring.