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Francoa appendiculata

Bridal Wreath

Family FrancoaceaeGenus Francoa

Slender wands of pink star-shaped flowers rising above a mat of rounded hairy leaves
FlowerErasmo Macaya HortaCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
PinkRead from the photograph on this page

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.

Worth knowing

  • According to Kew's Plants of the World Online, this Chilean endemic is the only species in its genus, Francoa, growing up to a meter tall from clumps of round, deeply lobed leaves. Wikipedia: Francoa appendiculata

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around June 26, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on June 25, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

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

about 9 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3, in 14 days.

15% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Francoa p. 34Public domain
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Francoa (Saxifragaceae). In the three species studied GA-3 or a prior 3 m at 40 were deleterious. . w : F. appendiculata DS 6 m germ. 70D{91% in 3-11 w),'70L(5% in 4th w), and 40- 70D(15% in 2nd w). Seeds DS 1 y all rotted and were dead..
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Francoa p. 34. 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 Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around September 10, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on September 9, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

5% germination in 28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Francoa p. 34Public domain
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Francoa (Saxifragaceae). In the three species studied GA-3 or a prior 3 m at 40 were deleterious. . w : F. appendiculata DS 6 m germ. 70D{91% in 3-11 w),'70L(5% in 4th w), and 40- 70D(15% in 2nd w). Seeds DS 1 y all rotted and were dead..
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Francoa p. 34. 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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