Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Heart of Flame Bromeliad seed collection question, 0 by flowerehj

flowerehj wrote:
Hi! I'm not really into bromeliads, but I happen to have a gazillion growing right here. On plant ID's someone helped me out and told me it was a Heart of Flame. Now, these are in different stages of bloom, and I believe one is forming rather large seedpods appx. where the purplish flowers were. Now, I would love to collect these seeds and trade them, but I have no idea if what I'm thinking is even right. Is there anyone who can help: if they ARE seeds, when do I collect them? Is there a smart trick for catching them? Does anyone else own these and perhaps could be of help because of past experience?

(image is of same kind, but not exact plant with 'seedpods')