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Coriaria terminalis

Family CoriariaceaeGenus Coriaria

A long arching spike of tiny red flowers in rows along a green stalk
FlowerSiddarth MachadoCC BY 4.0
A hand-colored plate of an arching stem with ribbed leaves and hanging chains of orange-yellow fruit, the flower, the fruit in section and a seed drawn separately
IllustrationM.S. del, J.N.Fitch, lith.Public domain

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
RedRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, TibetGBIF 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.

Two sources report three treatments between them. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

100% germination in 14–28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Coriaria p. 33Public domain
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Coriaria (Coriariaceae). C. terminalis xanthocarpa germ. 70L( 100% in 2-4 w) and 70D(none). A prior 2 m in 70D did not affect the germination in 70L.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Coriaria p. 33. 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: dark

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

60% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Coriaria p. 123Public domain
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Coriaria (Coriariaceae). C. terminalis germ. 10L(90% in 2-5 w) and .70D(21% in 2-5 w) indicating promotion by light. This photopromotion disappeared after 3 m at 40 as shown by 40-70D(9/15 in 1-3 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Coriaria p. 123. 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 High Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 35 days to germinate.

21% germination in 14–35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Coriaria p. 123Public domain
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Coriaria (Coriariaceae). C. terminalis germ. 10L(90% in 2-5 w) and .70D(21% in 2-5 w) indicating promotion by light. This photopromotion disappeared after 3 m at 40 as shown by 40-70D(9/15 in 1-3 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Coriaria p. 123. 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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