Star jasmin.

You should really wait for the aqualegia seed heads to mature and go brown- then cut them. Immature seeds from immature seed heads will not be very successful.

I didn't cut the jasmin down or move it. I gave it a talking to ( I often do that, and stroke my plants) What that talking to consists of is: "You either shape up or ship out"
It took onboard what I said and has decided to shape up. It is now flowering and has a lot of new growth.

I have cut down my dead Aqualigia. I want to keep a lot of the seeds for friends and family.
Do I wait until the seed heads have dried out, or can I take the seeds out now?

Thanks for all your replies. I've decided to cut it down, make sure I get all the root out and put it on the north facing fence with the other one which is doing lovely.

As you live in Southend. Could it be subject to salt spray? (That's a sort of classic Gardeners Question Time answer.)

I've often looked at these plants longingly but so far have resisted buying one. I think they need a sheltered, warm spot. A south facing wall or courtyard would be best. Do you have a wall it could go against?

Just looked up the plant and I do know it!!! I have some, it loves our meiterrranean climate (I live in northern spain - north of Barcelona, in the mountains) I would still move it in autumn tho.

Sounds like a plan, I would cut it back in the autumn tho, I don't know about this plant in particular, but the general rule tends to be to cut back in autumn/winter, as it is when the flowering season is over

Hope you can save the poor thing.

L