Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Your pictures are a bit out of focus and I don't think those are buds .. they are seed pods! And the 2nd picture it looks like it's splitting. Ready to harvest.
In the pictures below, the first picture is of an immature seed pod you can see it's green and the 2nd picture is one that's ready for harvesting.
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