who knew

So I'm picking the dead flower heads off the pelargonium in my office, and I notice that some milkweed seeds are stuck to the dried flowers.

Hmmm. Milkweed seeds?

A) how did they get on my office plant? I've had the window open a bit this spring, but still........

B) milkweed seeds are ripe in the fall. They wouldn't be blowing around, now, I don't think.......

C) not too much milkweed right in town...........

Let's look at this a bit more closely.





















I've seen those pod things sticking out of the middle of pelargonium flowers before, but I never checked to see what was inside..........


























Who knew? Not I.

Pelargoniums propagate readily via cuttings. I've never thought about their seed.

I checked all the pods, and found several seeds. I'll be planting them.........