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Allardia glabra

Smooth Ground Daisy

Family AsteraceaeGenus Allardia

Also published as Waldheimia glabra. You are in the right place.

Two views of a low alpine cushion with pale daisy flowers and yellow centers, growing between stones
FlowerNowak, Nobis et al., Flora of TajikistanCC BY 4.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
perennial or subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowFlora of China

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.).

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 26, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 10 days to germinate.

100% germination — first up on day 6, then 30% a day.

Every seed. First up on the sixth day, then 30% of the packet a day.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, WaldheimiaPublic domain
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Waldheimia (Asteraceae). W.glabra germ. 70(100%, ind. t 6 d, 30%/d) and none at 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Waldheimia. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

    Nothing.

Germination happens during step 1.

0% germination.

Nothing at 40. This one is a warm germinator and nothing else.

This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, WaldheimiaPublic domain
Show the original text
Waldheimia (Asteraceae). W.glabra germ. 70(100%, ind. t 6 d, 30%/d) and none at 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Waldheimia. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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