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Drymophila cyanocarpa

Native Solomon's Seal · Turquoise Berry

Family AlstroemeriaceaeGenus Drymophila

Three panels: whorled narrow leaves with a white star flower, nodding flowers, and three blue-violet berries
FruitDavidFrancis34 from AustraliaCC BY-SA 2.0

About the plant

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

Habit
rhizomatous geophytePlants of the World Online
Native range
New South Wales, Tasmania, VictoriaGBIF 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; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Turquoise berry is one of only two species in its genus, both native to Australia. The other, Drymophila moorei, has orange-yellow berries. Wikipedia: Drymophila cyanocarpa

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

33% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Drymophila p. 31Public domain
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Drymophila (Liliaceae). D. cyanocarpa gèrm. 70D-40(1/3 in 11 th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Drymophila p. 31. 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

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

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