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Alstroemeria garaventae

Family AlstroemeriaceaeGenus Alstroemeria

A low clump of pink lily-like flowers streaked with darker red, the two upper petals blotched yellow, growing in pale sand
FlowerAlain de TrenqualyeCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
tuberous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
PinkRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Chile CentralGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

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; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around June 12, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on June 12, 2023.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 1095 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  4. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  5. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 3.5 years from start to step 5. Germination happens during step 5, in 28 days.

80% germination in 28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Alstroemeria p. 12Public domain
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Alstroemeria (Amarylfidaceae). A. garaventae germ. 2/3 on the 7th d at 40 after a prior 4 w at 70D. It does not germinate at 40 without this prior period at 70. A. Ligtu hybrid DS 3 y germ. 70D-40-70D-40(80% in 4th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Alstroemeria p. 12. 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, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 29, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 7 days.

67% germination in 7 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Alstroemeria p. 12Public domain
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Alstroemeria (Amarylfidaceae). A. garaventae germ. 2/3 on the 7th d at 40 after a prior 4 w at 70D. It does not germinate at 40 without this prior period at 70. A. Ligtu hybrid DS 3 y germ. 70D-40-70D-40(80% in 4th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Alstroemeria p. 12. 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.

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

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