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Bulbine frutescens

Bulbinella · Snake Flower · Wild Beardstyle · Wild Kopieva

Family AsphodelaceaeGenus Bulbine

Also published as Bulbine caulescens. You are in the right place.

A mass of grassy succulent leaves with many spikes of orange and yellow star flowers over orange buds
The whole plantStan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0
Spikes of orange six-petalled flowers with bright yellow fluffy stamens, opening below buds, over fleshy green foliage.
FlowerUser:ShineBCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
Orange, yellow, whiteWikipedia
Native range
Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia and elsewhereGBIF 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; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Bulbine comes from the Greek bolbine, a general word for a bulbous plant. The name is misleading, as these plants have no bulb. Wikipedia: Bulbine frutescens

This source reports 4 treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 30, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

100% germination in 6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20Public domain
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Bulbine (Liliaceae). The four species stüdied germ. at 70 in either light or dark. Germination was a bit slower in 70D, particularly with B. caulescens germ 70D(100% on 6th d) and 70L(100% on 4th d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20. 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 Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 4 days to germinate.

100% germination in 4 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20Public domain
Show the original text
Bulbine (Liliaceae). The four species stüdied germ. at 70 in either light or dark. Germination was a bit slower in 70D, particularly with B. caulescens germ 70D(100% on 6th d) and 70L(100% on 4th d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20. 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 Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 30, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

100% germination in 6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20Public domain
Show the original text
Bulbine (Liliaceae). The four species stüdied germ. at 70 in either light or dark. Germination was a bit slower in 70D, particularly with B. frutescens germ. 70D(100% on 6th d) and 70L(100% on 4th d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20. 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 Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 4 days to germinate.

100% germination in 4 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20Public domain
Show the original text
Bulbine (Liliaceae). The four species stüdied germ. at 70 in either light or dark. Germination was a bit slower in 70D, particularly with B. frutescens germ. 70D(100% on 6th d) and 70L(100% on 4th d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Bulbine p. 20. 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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