Flower seeds

[wilderness1989]

Does anybody know if there is a book like Suzanne Ashworth's book "Seed to Seed" only instead of vegetables ABOUT FLOWERS and how to handle their seed saving and propagation?

[Gardenurse]

How specific is the information you are looking for? A layout like Ashworth's book, or one that includes flower saving information? This isn't a book, but the wintersown.org website. It lists seed saving by annuals, perennials, bushes/vines/trees, and fruits/veggies/herbs, and she inlcudes pictures of all the seed pods. There are more flowers listed than the others at this point. Maybe this will help you while you continue your search for a book. Her website has a lot of great information on many other gardening related topics too!
http://www.wintersown.org/wseo1/Specific_Varieties.html

Many of the books I've found have flowers and veggies in the same book, and although some of these are pretty basic, they have been pretty good reference books. Bonus: our local library carries them.
Seed Sowing and Saving by Carole B. Turner
Saving Seeds: A gardener's guide to growing and storing vegetable and flower seeds by Marc Rogers
The New Seed Starters Handbook by Nancy Bubel

[wilderness1989]

Thanks for the information Gardenurse. I also PMed you.

[josasjam]

I HAVE BEEN SAVING SEED FOR MANY YEARS. I NEVER BUY SEEDS. I JUST LET THE FLOWER HEADS DRY OUT, PUT THEM IN A SMALL LABELED PAPER BAG OF ENVELOPE AND SOW THEM THE NEXT YEAR. I DO THE SAME THING WITH VEGETABLES AND ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT CROP. WITH VEGGIES, I ALWAYS REMOVE THE SEEDS AND LAY THEM OUT TO DRY BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN THE BAG. PLASTIC WILL CAUSE CONDENSATION SOMETIMES AND YOUR SEED MAY GET MOLDY. TOMATO SEEDS, ALSONG WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER GARDEN VEGGIE SEEDS, WILL COME UP THE NEXT YEAR WITH OUT SAVING THEM OVER THE WINTER. JUST THROW YOUR ROTTEN TOMATOES IN THE GARDEN WHERE YOU WANT PLANTS TO GROW...LET THEM GROW TO ABOUT 6" HIGH AND THIN THEM OUT OR, TRANSPLANT THEM. I ALWAYS HAVE THE EARLIEST TOMATOES BECAUSE MINE COME UP ON THEIR OWN INSTEAD OF WAITING TO PLANT THEM WHEN THE GROUND TEMP IS RIGHT, MINE ARE ALREADY UP AND AT LEAST 10" HIGH BY THE TIME YOU WOULD PLANT THE BOUGHT ONES. I TILL THE GARDEN IN THE SPRING AND FALL AND IT NEVER BOTHERS THE SEEDS IN THE GROUND. IT JUST MAY SPREAD THEM OUT A BIT.