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Androstephium breviflorum

Funnel Lily · Pink Funnel Lily · Small-flowered Androstephium

Family AsparagaceaeGenus Androstephium

A single pale blue-white flower with six narrow spreading tepals, its dark anthers held inside a short central cup
FlowerTasha La Doux, NPSPublic domain

About the plant

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

Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
White, light violet-purpleFlora of North America
Native range
Native to the lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee.

Worth knowing

  • Pink funnel lily was described by Sereno Watson in 1873, from plants Ellen Powell Thompson collected near Kanab, Utah, in 1872 during John Wesley Powell's survey of the Colorado River. Her specimen is in the United States National Herbarium. Wikipedia: Androstephium breviflorum

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 21 days.

100% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Androstephium p. 94Public domain
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Androstephium (Liliaceae). A. breviflorum germ. 40(9/9 in 3rd w), 70(3/5 in 2-5 w)-40(2/5 in 3rd w), and 5/9 in February and March in outdoor treatment. The seeds that germ. at 40 grew normally after an immediate shift to 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Androstephium p. 94. 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

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    2/5 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1, in 35 days.

60% germination in 14–35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Androstephium p. 94Public domain
Show the original text
Androstephium (Liliaceae). A. breviflorum germ. 40(9/9 in 3rd w), 70(3/5 in 2-5 w)-40(2/5 in 3rd w), and 5/9 in February and March in outdoor treatment. The seeds that germ. at 40 grew normally after an immediate shift to 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Androstephium p. 94. 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 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in February and March.

No stated waiting before sowing.

56% germination.

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

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Androstephium p. 94Public domain
Show the original text
Androstephium (Liliaceae). A. breviflorum germ. 40(9/9 in 3rd w), 70(3/5 in 2-5 w)-40(2/5 in 3rd w), and 5/9 in February and March in outdoor treatment. The seeds that germ. at 40 grew normally after an immediate shift to 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Androstephium p. 94. 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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