Geum coccineum
Scarlet Avens
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Flower
- Bright red, orange-redWikipedia
- Native range
- Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, NW. Balkan Pen., 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; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Native to the mountains of the Balkans and northern Turkey, and grown for its bright red flowers. Wikipedia: Geum coccineum
This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.
Protocol 1
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.
75% germination in 21 days.
Protocol 2
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing.
0% germination.
Nothing germinated at 70.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
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