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Cyathophylla chlorifolia

Tahdikotu

Family CaryophyllaceaeGenus Cyathophylla

Small heads of creamy flowers cupped in rounded pinkish-white bracts on thin stalks, scattered over fallen pine needles and stones
FlowerSerdar ÖlezCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
annualPlants of the World Online
Flower
CreamRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
East Aegean Is., Greece, TürkiyeGBIF 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.

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

100% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Saponaria p. 75Public domain
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Saponaria (Caryophyllaceae). S. chlorifolia germ. 70 GA-3(100% in 3rd w), OT(5/8 in March), and none in 70D, 70L, or 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Saponaria p. 75. 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, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in March.

No stated waiting before sowing.

62% germination.

This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Saponaria p. 75Public domain
Show the original text
Saponaria (Caryophyllaceae). S. chlorifolia germ. 70 GA-3(100% in 3rd w), OT(5/8 in March), and none in 70D, 70L, or 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Saponaria p. 75. 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, 1996

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Saponaria p. 75Public domain
Show the original text
Saponaria (Caryophyllaceae). S. chlorifolia germ. 70 GA-3(100% in 3rd w), OT(5/8 in March), and none in 70D, 70L, or 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Saponaria p. 75. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; 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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