Vivipary

I'd not seen vivipary (seeds germinating in the seed head) in my garden before until this year. I was excited to see it with my giant scabious (Cephalaria gigantea) in October.

giant scabious cephalaria gigantea vivipary

then a few weeks later after I put the seed head on the soil

giant scabious vivipary seedlings

Now I'm seeing it on my teasels (Dipsacus fullonum) in early December.

vivpary in teasels

vivpary in teasels

vivipary in teasels

vivipary in teasels