Clintonia andrewsiana
Andrew's Clintonia · Red Clintonia · Western Bluebead Lily
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Deep claret redFlora of North America
- Native range
- California, OregonGBIF 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- John Milton Bigelow found this lily in 1854, and John Torrey described it in 1856. Andrewsiana honors Timothy Langdon Andrews, who studied the botany of California in the mid-19th century. Its other name, red clintonia, comes from its flower color. Wikipedia: Clintonia andrewsiana
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty High
Cold moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C
Warm moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Cold moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C
Steps after step 2 run on after germination.
about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 49 days.
56% germination in 14–49 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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