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Anemone multifida

Cutleaf Anemone · Pacific Anemone · Bird's-foot Anemone

Family RanunculaceaeGenus Anemone

A single red cup-shaped flower with a boss of yellow stamens, on a stem wrapped in narrow hairy gray-green leaves
FlowerJW StockertPublic domain

About the plant

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

The plant

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Height
2.0 ft60 cmPLANTS Database
Flower
YellowPLANTS Database
Blooms
Early SummerPLANTS Database
Native range
Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, British Columbia and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Growing conditions

Sun
Shade tolerance: LowPLANTS Database
Soil
Adapted to coarse, medium textured soilsPLANTS Database
Soil pH
6.0-7.5PLANTS Database
Moisture
Moisture use: MediumPLANTS Database
Watering
Drought tolerance: LowPLANTS 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; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Cutleaf anemone is native to northern North America, from Alaska to New York and south to Arizona and New Mexico, and is also known from parts of South America. Wikipedia: Anemone multifida

This source reports 5 treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 23, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on February 22, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 365 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 12 months from start to sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

100% germination in 21–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13Public domain
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Anemone (Ranunculaceae). . ' A. multifida germ. 70D(6/11 in 2-12 w)-40-70D(2/11 on 3-12 d), 70L{1/3 in 3rd w), 70 GA-3(2/4 in 3rd w), and 40-70D(6/8 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 6 m germ. 70D(2/7 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 1 y germ. 70D(7/7 in 3-6 w)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13. 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 November 24, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 42 days.

75% germination in 28–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13Public domain
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Anemone (Ranunculaceae). . ' A. multifida germ. 70D(6/11 in 2-12 w)-40-70D(2/11 on 3-12 d), 70L{1/3 in 3rd w), 70 GA-3(2/4 in 3rd w), and 40-70D(6/8 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 6 m germ. 70D(2/7 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 1 y germ. 70D(7/7 in 3-6 w)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13. 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, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 11, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Warm moist stratification

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

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

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

    2/11 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1, in 84 days.

55% germination in 14–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13Public domain
Show the original text
Anemone (Ranunculaceae). . ' A. multifida germ. 70D(6/11 in 2-12 w)-40-70D(2/11 on 3-12 d), 70L{1/3 in 3rd w), 70 GA-3(2/4 in 3rd w), and 40-70D(6/8 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 6 m germ. 70D(2/7 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 1 y germ. 70D(7/7 in 3-6 w)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13. 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 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

50% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13Public domain
Show the original text
Anemone (Ranunculaceae). . ' A. multifida germ. 70D(6/11 in 2-12 w)-40-70D(2/11 on 3-12 d), 70L{1/3 in 3rd w), 70 GA-3(2/4 in 3rd w), and 40-70D(6/8 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 6 m germ. 70D(2/7 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 1 y germ. 70D(7/7 in 3-6 w)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13. 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 5

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around August 27, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on August 26, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

29% germination in 28–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13Public domain
Show the original text
Anemone (Ranunculaceae). . ' A. multifida germ. 70D(6/11 in 2-12 w)-40-70D(2/11 on 3-12 d), 70L{1/3 in 3rd w), 70 GA-3(2/4 in 3rd w), and 40-70D(6/8 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 6 m germ. 70D(2/7 in 4-6 w). Seeds DS 1 y germ. 70D(7/7 in 3-6 w)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Anemone p. 13. 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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