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Campanula sibirica

Siberian Bellflower

Family CampanulaceaeGenus Campanula

Pale lilac bell flowers with five flared lobes hanging from a hairy stem, their stigmas curling out at the mouth.
FlowerStefan GoenCC BY 2.5

About the plant

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

Habit
biennial or perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
Pale blue-purpleFlora of China
Native range
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria 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; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around June 19, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on June 18, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 days

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    10 germinated in this phase.

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 9 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

75% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Campanula p. 110Public domain
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Campanula (Campanulaceae). Most species are D-70 germinators. There are some that are 40-70 germinators and photorequirers and C. sibirica germ. 70(70-85% in 6-25 d) and 40(10%)-70(75%) using seed DS 6 m at 70 or 40. Fresh seed germ. less than 10% in several cycles.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Campanula p. 110. 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 Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around September 13, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on September 12, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 days

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 25 days to germinate.

70% germination in 6–25 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Campanula p. 110Public domain
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Campanula (Campanulaceae). Most species are D-70 germinators. There are some that are 40-70 germinators and photorequirers and C. sibirica germ. 70(70-85% in 6-25 d) and 40(10%)-70(75%) using seed DS 6 m at 70 or 40. Fresh seed germ. less than 10% in several cycles.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Campanula p. 110. 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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