When to Plant Grass Seed? RainPoint Succulents identification chart If you'd like to save your California poppy seeds, here's what to do: wait until the pods turn tan and drygreen ones aren't viable. It's great to leave some to self sow, but Aloha Friday! For this week's seed snapshot, we are highlighting Gardenia brighamii or n'. It is in the Rubiaceae, or Coffee, family and is federally listed as Endangered. Gardenia brighamii