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Erysimum kotschyanum

Kotschy Wallflower · Dwarf Wallflower

Family BrassicaceaeGenus Erysimum

A clump of yellow four-petalled flowers over narrow gray-green leaves, set in dark slate scree
The whole plantGhislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.netCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
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 two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. 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, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Erysimum p. 140Public domain
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Erysimum (Brassicaceae). E. kotschyanum germ. 70(100% in 3rd w) and 40-70(100% in 1-4 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Erysimum p. 140. 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 January 1, 2027 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

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 4 days.

100% germination in 1–4 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Erysimum p. 140Public domain
Show the original text
Erysimum (Brassicaceae). E. kotschyanum germ. 70(100% in 3rd w) and 40-70(100% in 1-4 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Erysimum p. 140. 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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