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Draba podolica

Russian Madwort

Family BrassicaceaeGenus Draba

Also published as Schivereckia monticola. You are in the right place.

Dense clumps of small white flowers growing from cracks in a dark rock face
The whole plantЕвгений МаринкинCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
WhiteRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Romania, South European Russia, UkraineGBIF 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 two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

44% germination in 7–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Schivereckia p. 60Public domain
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Schivereckia (Brassicaceae). S. monticola germ. 70D(44% in 1-6 w) and 40-70D(18% in 1-3 w). Seeds DS 1 y were largely dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Schivereckia p. 60. 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 High 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.

18% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Schivereckia p. 60Public domain
Show the original text
Schivereckia (Brassicaceae). S. monticola germ. 70D(44% in 1-6 w) and 40-70D(18% in 1-3 w). Seeds DS 1 y were largely dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Schivereckia p. 60. 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.

Germination trials

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