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COLLECTING FIREWEED SEEDS- COLLECTION AND STORAGE

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Fireweed is a native wildflower with spiked magenta colored blooms.

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Fireweed produces seed pods which are long, thin, and pink, which will open to release the seeds when mature.

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Each fireweed seed pod contains approximately 300 to 400 tiny seeds, which are attached to silky white hairs.

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The fireweed seeds can be harvested and saved for planting in the garden next season.

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The best time to collect fireweed seeds is in late summer, when the seed pods begin to split open.

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Fireweed seeds are easy to collect, although separating the seeds from the fluffy hairs can be a bit messy.

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Read our full article to learn all about collecting fireweed seeds!