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Lachenalia pallida

Pale Viooltjie

Family AsparagaceaeGenus Lachenalia

Also published as Lachenalia unicolor. You are in the right place.

A dense spike, fresh yellow flowers above and faded red-brown ones below
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Many spikes of pale lilac-blue bell flowers crowded in terracotta pots on gravel
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About the plant

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

Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Cape ProvincesGBIF 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.

Two sources report 5 treatments between them. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

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 Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

100% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Lachenalia p. 42Public domain
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Lachenalia (Liliaceae). Data is much more complete than given in the Suppl., and now 22 species have been studied. In 17 of these light blocked , ' germination dramatically, and when the sample was shifted from 70L to 70D, germination commenced as if the period in 70L had not occurred. • L. gillettii germ. 70D(100% in 1-3 w) and 70L(50% in 3-5 w). When the sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 8 w, the remaining 50% germ. in 1 -3 w. A second sample germ-70D( 100% in 1-3 w) and 70L(none)., and when this sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 6 w, 15% germ. in 2-4 w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Lachenalia p. 42. 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 Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 8, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  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, in 28 days.

100% germination in 28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Lachenalia p. 42Public domain
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Lachenalia (Liliaceae). Data is much more complete than given in the Suppl., and now 22 species have been studied. In 17 of these light blocked , ' germination dramatically, and when the sample was shifted from 70L to 70D, germination commenced as if the period in 70L had not occurred. • L. pallida 70D{100% in 2nd w) and 70L(none). When the sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 6 w, 81% germ. in 4-26 d. A second sample germ. 70D-40( 100% in 4th w) and 70L(none). When the sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 8 w, 35% germ. in 4-9 w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Lachenalia p. 42. 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 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 35 days to germinate.

50% germination in 21–35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Lachenalia p. 42Public domain
Show the original text
Lachenalia (Liliaceae). Data is much more complete than given in the Suppl., and now 22 species have been studied. In 17 of these light blocked , ' germination dramatically, and when the sample was shifted from 70L to 70D, germination commenced as if the period in 70L had not occurred. • L. gillettii germ. 70D(100% in 1-3 w) and 70L(50% in 3-5 w). When the sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 8 w, the remaining 50% germ. in 1 -3 w. A second sample germ-70D( 100% in 1-3 w) and 70L(none)., and when this sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 6 w, 15% germ. in 2-4 w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Lachenalia p. 42. 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 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 24, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 12 days to germinate.

100% germination in 8–12 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Lachenalia p. 51Public domain
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Lachenalia (Liliaceae). Light inhibited germination. L. unicolor germ. 70D(100% in 8-12 d) and 70L(none).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Lachenalia p. 51. 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 5

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 21, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 15 days to germinate.

88% germination in 8–15 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Lachenalia p. 51Public domain
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Lachenalia (Liliaceae). Light inhibited germination. L. gilleti germ. 70D(21/24 in 8-15 d) and 70L(none).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Lachenalia p. 51. 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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