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I've never seen it as a perrenial in zone 9 (Sunset zone 15). If soil is good (not adobe) it reseeds well.

Hi Red, I had hoped someone would post to this because I have received cineraria seeds in trades in the past. I've not actually saved seed from them myself. Anyway, I'll help you best I can : ) There are no seeds in your pictures. The yellow parts are flower parts that are ready to reproduce. The plant is attracting insects. The very middle either is not ready yet, or won't ever be. Some plants have a ring of fertile parts around sterile parts. When the flowers get old and die, if they have been fertilized, seeds will develop in the base of where the flowers used to be. That will become dry over time. How long depends on the plant. Usually where the base attaches to the stem dies when the seeds are ready in this type of seed production, but not always so I can't say for sure. Keep checking and if you think they are ready pick one and see. There's a pic on the link. The seeds are tiny little stick type seeds. Hope that helps, Remy Here is a link that might be useful: Cineraria Seeds Ready to pick

Basically cinerarias like light shade (full sun makes them collapse), good compost, no frost. Snails love them so be aware! You can put a bit of slow release fertiliser around them or feed them with a liquid fertiliser now and then. I don't always bother if the soil is good. They will bloom in late winter/early spring. When they finish flowering and the leaves start to look a bit tatty, you can cut them back quite low. You will often see some new shoots near the base and that is a good time to cut them back. They are usually grown as an annual but are actually a perennial. So, with a bit of luck, you will get more than one year out of at least some of them. Cheers, Dee.