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Asphodelus cerasifer

Branching Asphodel

Family AsphodelaceaeGenus Asphodelus

A tall spike of white star flowers with brown-tipped stamens, opening from the bottom up below a head of pink-flushed buds, under a glasshouse roof.
FlowerCol Ford and Natasha de VereCC BY 2.0

About the plant

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

Flower
WhiteRead from the photograph on this page

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Source: Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden.

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 December 29, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    1/3 germinated in this phase.

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 7 days.

67% germination in 3–7 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Asphodelus p. 16Public domain
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Asphodelus (Liliaceae). A. cerasiferus germ. 70D-40(2/3 in 10-12 w) and 40(1/3 in 12th w)-70(2/3 in 3-7 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Asphodelus p. 16. 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 October 14, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on October 13, 2026.

  1. Warm moist stratification

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

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 84 days.

67% germination in 70–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Asphodelus p. 16Public domain
Show the original text
Asphodelus (Liliaceae). A. cerasiferus germ. 70D-40(2/3 in 10-12 w) and 40(1/3 in 12th w)-70(2/3 in 3-7 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Asphodelus p. 16. 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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