Seedless varieties of fruits and vegetables have become quite popular in recent years. While they offer convenience for eating and cooking, their lack of seeds makes them somewhat of a mystery. How do they grow without seeds? Can all fruits and veggies be seedless? What causes seedlessness? These are just some of the intriguing questions surrounding these unique varieties.
Riddles are a fun and engaging way to explore the curious nature of seedless produce. In this article, we have gathered 95 thought-provoking riddles about seedless fruits, vegetables, and plants. Each riddle is followed by an explanatory answer, so you can satisfy your curiosity. Test your knowledge, have some fun, and maybe even stump your friends with these seedless riddles and reveals!
Riddles about seedless fruits
Watermelon
Q: I’m a juicy summer treat, that grows quite large at your feet. Slice me open to find something’s not there, my red flesh seedless, so easy to share. What am I?
A: Watermelon. Most watermelons today are seedless varieties, bred to have soft, edible seeds or no seeds at all.
Q: Crimson, sweet and oh so neat, no pesky pits for you to beat. I’m one cool fruit, beat the summer heat, what seedless melon can’t you wait to eat?
A: Watermelon
Q: Stripes on my skin are a colorful sign, of the tasty fruit found inside. Seedless and sweet, I’m quite a treat, on a hot summer day. What am I?
A: Watermelon
Grapes
Q: I grow in bunches, seedless and sweet, I’m often green or purple to eat. Turn me to raisins out in the sun, or ferment for wine when all is done. What am I?
A: Grapes. Most grapes you buy in stores today are seedless varieties.
Q: Tiny orbs in green, red or black, seedless bites give a tasty snack. On the vine I grow in bushels, then get turned to tasty juices. What am I?
A: Grapes
Q: We hang out in bunches, seedless and round, turn us to jelly to spread on your bread, or keep us fresh to pop in your mouth. What are we?
A: Grapes
Bananas
Q: Long and yellow, seedless fruit of a tree, monkeys all love eating me. Peel my skin then take a bite, of nature’s perfect snack so bright. What am I?
A: Bananas. The most common Cavendish variety is seedless.
Q: I’m a long curved fruit that hangs in bunches in tropical lands, packed with potassium goodness, completely seedless in most brands. Monkeys love peeling and eating me, I’m as sweet as can be! What am I?
A: Banana
Q: Slippery peel protects my seedless flesh, grab a bunch for a potassium-rich fresh. Come nighttime get ready to mash, and you’ll find me quite smashable in a flash! What am I?
A: Banana
Citrus fruits
Q: My sections are juicy and seedless when grown, you can squeeze me for juice when ripe and full grown. Add soda or champagne for a sparkling treat, or use my zest and juice in recipes sweet. What am I?
A: Orange
Q: Small and round, my seedless slices are sweet, add them to water for a summer treat. I share my name with a tree and a color, my little fruits full of Vitamin C flavor. What am I?
A: Clementine
Q: Slice me into wheels and you won’t find any seeds at all. I’m juicy and tart atop green leafy trees so tall. Zest me, juice me for drinks or salad dressing flair. My yellow seedless slices will take you on a taste trip so rare. What am I?
A: Lemon
Other fruits
Q: Red, seedless and sweet, fun to eat as a handy treat. I’m berry small but still juicy after all, great for snacking at home or at the mall. What am I?
A: Strawberries – Most commercially grown strawberries are now seedless varieties.
Q: I’m blushing pink inside and out, smooth and seedless without a doubt. Bite into my sweet juicy flesh, then savor my fragrant smell. What luscious fruit am I?
A: Pineapple – Most store-bought pineapples are seedless hybrids.
Q: Crisp and white, sweet tasting delight. Cut me into slices, in fruit salads I’m just right. I’m seedless and juicy, a summer time blessing, great for juicing or homemade wine dressing. What am I?
A: White grapes
Riddles about seedless vegetables
Cucumbers
Q: Long and green, crisp and clean, in salads I add a fresh sheen. My skin you peel, then slice me up, I’m seedless and cool, a summer cup. What am I?
A: Cucumber – Many varieties are now seedless.
Q: Sliced thin with my seeds removed, on burgers and sandwiches I’m well loved. Dipped in yogurt ranch I’m a healthy treat, I grow on a vine, seedless and neat. What am I?
A: Cucumber
Q: I’m long and green on the outside, with juicy flesh on the inside. Grown on spreading vines, my smooth skin you wipe. Slice me up for salads or eats you can bite. Without any seeds, I’m crunchy and clean. Tell me, what crisp veggie am I?
A: Cucumber
Peppers
Q: Bell or chili, my skins come in many hues. Cut me open, seeds you won’t find, just flavorful flesh to spice your foods. Roast me, stuff me, in salsa I’m great. This garden veggie seedless is my natural state. What am I?
A: Pepper
Q: Bright colors of yellow, orange and red, slice open this veggie, no seeds in its bed. Add slices to pizza, salads or subs, or stuff for baking to spice up bland grub. What seedless veggie suits all these uses?
A: Bell pepper
Q: My crunchy flesh comes in colors so bold, with a scoop of the seeds, seedless I fold. Fill me with cheese, rice or beans if you please, grill or roast me, so many ways to appease! What am I?
A: Pepper
Carrots
Q: Plucked from the ground, orange and seedless is found. Crunchy and sweet, a nutritious treat. I’m tasty in salads, slaws and more, grate me up tasty in carrot cake galore. What am I?
A: Carrots – Most modern varieties are seedless.
Q: Crisp and crunchy, sweet and seedless, my orange roots you can eat fresh. Or cook me in stews, roast and puree, such a versatile veggie in every way. What am I?
A: Carrot
Q: Orange and long, plucked from the ground, topped with feathery greens that are gently unwound. Sliced thin in salads I add texture and crunch, in soups and stews I get cooked in a bunch. Seedless and tasty, carrots are so nourishing. Now tell me please, what vegetable am I?
A: Carrot
Other vegetables
Q: Green, seedless and full of nutrition, slice up this veggie for sandwiches or use in soups. It looks like lettuce but with a thick rib, its leafy greens love a good peel and snip. What healthy plant am I?
A: Celery – Most varieties grown today are seedless.
Q: Bushy and green, my lettuce leaves grow, no sign of seeds are found underneath though. Crisp leaves for salads and wraps you can use, tell me my name, this veggie so loose.
A: Romaine Lettuce – It’s naturally seedless.
Q: Green stalks in bunches, so crisp and seedless, slice me for salads, snacks or soups. I’m related to fennel and parsley and dill, enhance recipes with my flavor at will. Who am I?
A: Celery
Riddles about seedless flowers and plants
Orchids
Q: Exotic and fair, my blooms a beauty so rare. No seeds are produced, but I still propagate and spread. In tropical forests I flourish and thrive, where blossoms abound on the trees I climb. What am I?
A: Orchid – Orchids are perennials that produce seedless flowers.
Q: Lovely and elegant, in nature I dwell, producing no seeds, as my flowers tell. Collectors so prize my colorful blooms, showy yet seedless, no way to presume. What flower am I?
A: Orchid
Q: Decorators love my blooms for their grace and charm. On stems or in pots my blossoms never self-pollinate or bear seed-bearing arms. Showy and seedless, I bloom again and again, still spreading beauty without my own seeds to sustain. What flower am I?
A: Orchid
Tulips
Q: Come spring, in bright hues my flower buds quiver, then burst forth in bloom, yet bear no seeds ever. Planted from bulbs, in beds I spring up, lifting garden’s moods with my seedless cup. What bloom am I?
A: Tulip – Most tulips grown for cut flowers or gardens do not set seeds.
Q: Planted in fall for a spring bloom display, bearing no seeds, I blossom then fade away. Until my bulbs again bring me back, as up from the ground my seedless flowers stack. What blossom am I?
A: Tulip
Q: Bright cups of color spring up from the ground, seedless blooms that surround yet no seeds to be found. After I flower my energy’s spent, I’ll return the next year from my bulb that was sent. What beautiful flower have I just relayed?
A: Tulip
Lilies
Q: Trumpet or bowl shaped, speckled or plain, proudly I blossom again and again. My bulbs spread fast, as no seeds I discharge, still my flowers proliferate, ever so large. What blossoming beauty am I?
A: Lily – Most hybrid lilies do not produce seeds.
Q: Summer harbinger with trumpet blooms, seedless am I, no need for seed wombs. From bulblets I sprout more of my kind, multiply endlessly though seeds I don’t find. What perfumed flower answers this riddle?
A: Lily
Q: Large showy blooms atop stems straight and tall, I blossom in white, pink, yellow and all. No seeds in my flowers for spreading I require, I simply make bulb clones to multiply higher. What seedless flower do I represent?
A: Lily
Other flowers and plants
Q: Fuzzy, purple and full of nectar, butterflies flock to sip my sweet sector. No seeds I grow, just spreading rhizomes underground, unfurling delicate blooms when warmth can be found. What blossom am I that spreads without seed?
A: Lavender – It propagates from cuttings and root division instead of seeds.
Q: Prickly yet pretty, on lawns I bring charm, seedless yet spreading wide with little harm. In springtime I sprout up with flowers so nice, what lawn weed’s flowers make gardeners think twice?
A: Dandelion – Dandelions spread via clonal growth, not seeds.
Q: Needles not leaves clothe my seedless frame, cones not flowers still spread my fame. Providing no seeds, how do I thrive? I clone from cut branches shoved into soil alive. What seedless tree am I?
A: Spruce – As a conifer, spruce trees have cones not flowers/seeds and spread through cuttings.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed this collection of 95 riddles and reveals about the intriguing world of seedless fruits, veggies, flowers and plants. Seedlessness provides convenience and unique qualities we love, even if it does add an air of mystery about how these varieties propagate. But as these riddles shed light on, through clever breeding, grafting, cloning and more, Mother Nature has found “workarounds” to create abundant seedless varieties for our enjoyment.
