Deno’s GardenMy Garden

Arenaria tmolea

Honaz Sandwort

Family CaryophyllaceaeGenus Arenaria

A dense cushion smothered in small white five-petalled flowers on short stalks, wedged against rock
The whole plantGhislain118 (AD) http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.netCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
WhiteRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
TürkiyeGBIF 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 5 treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 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 14 days to germinate.

90% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100Public domain
Show the original text
Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae). All species are probably D-70 germinators. A kingii, A. tmolea showed stimulation of germination by both light and GA-3. The data were 70 GA-3(90% in 2nd w), 70L(53% in 1-6 w), 70D(10% in 1-7 w), 40-70L(58% in 3rd w), and 40-70D(15% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100. 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 December 15, 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: light

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 21 days.

58% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100Public domain
Show the original text
Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae). All species are probably D-70 germinators. A kingii, A. tmolea showed stimulation of germination by both light and GA-3. The data were 70 GA-3(90% in 2nd w), 70L(53% in 1-6 w), 70D(10% in 1-7 w), 40-70L(58% in 3rd w), and 40-70D(15% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100. 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.

Start around February 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

53% germination in 7–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100Public domain
Show the original text
Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae). All species are probably D-70 germinators. A kingii, A. tmolea showed stimulation of germination by both light and GA-3. The data were 70 GA-3(90% in 2nd w), 70L(53% in 1-6 w), 70D(10% in 1-7 w), 40-70L(58% in 3rd w), and 40-70D(15% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100. 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, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 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 21 days.

15% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100Public domain
Show the original text
Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae). All species are probably D-70 germinators. A kingii, A. tmolea showed stimulation of germination by both light and GA-3. The data were 70 GA-3(90% in 2nd w), 70L(53% in 1-6 w), 70D(10% in 1-7 w), 40-70L(58% in 3rd w), and 40-70D(15% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100. 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, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 49 days to germinate.

10% germination in 7–49 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100Public domain
Show the original text
Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae). All species are probably D-70 germinators. A kingii, A. tmolea showed stimulation of germination by both light and GA-3. The data were 70 GA-3(90% in 2nd w), 70L(53% in 1-6 w), 70D(10% in 1-7 w), 40-70L(58% in 3rd w), and 40-70D(15% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Arenaria p. 100. 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

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

Add to My Garden

View species page