I have a money plant...is it called a Chinese Money Plant???...in the front and the little "monies" have turned tan..and some even on the black side. Does that mean that I can pick those off now??

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The black thing is the seed. If you leave it alone it will probably reseed where it is planted. If you want to save the seeds just rub the round, papery, part together and the seed will fall out.

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The flower is purple and looks kind of like phlox. You may even see them growing wild. They're biennial, so you do need to re-seed (they self-seed if you leave them alone). Rubbing the outside papery parts off is how you get to the silvery inside. Its got two outside layers, then the seeds, then the silvery inside. They are pretty, but time-consuming to do. They also get tangled together easily! However, once its done, they keep nicely in a vase for years. I even use some as a swag over a window. I kept mine going until this year because I plan to use them at my daughter's bridal shower next year. I think I won't plant them again for a while--too messy at this seed stage.