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Anchusa leptophylla subsp. incana

Whitish Bugloss · Slender-leaved Bugloss

Family BoraginaceaeGenus Anchusa

Also published as Anchusa angustissima. You are in the right place.

Small deep blue flowers in coiled clusters at the top of a leafy stem with long, narrow, hairy leaves
FlowerИрина ХохряковаCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
biennial or perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
BlueRead from the photograph on this page

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.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

about 6 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

100% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Anchusa p. 19Public domain
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Anchusa (Boraginaceae). A. angutissima germ. 70L(100%) if DS for 6 m and only 30% without the DS (KW). Expts. were not conducted in 70D, but light is probably not required.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Anchusa p. 19. 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.

Germination trials

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