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About the plant What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
Habit bulbous geophyte Plants of the World Online
Flower Yellow, orange Read from the photograph on this page
Native range Cape Provinces GBIF 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.
Worth knowing Most of the natural habitat of yellow soldier, near Cape Town, has been destroyed, leaving fewer than 10 populations. It is listed as vulnerable in South Africa and is still declining, mainly as its remaining habitat is lost. Wikipedia: Lachenalia reflexa This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.
Protocol 1 N. C. Deno, 1998 Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.
Start around January 25, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
1 Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 70 days to germinate.
100% germination in 21–70 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. reflexa germ. 70D(100% in 3-10 w) and 70L(none). When the sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 8 w, 100% germ. in 2-9 w. A second sample germ. 70D(70% in 4-9 w) and 30% in 4th w in 70D if preceded by 6 w in 70L. This second sample appears to have deteriorated partially probably due to DS. 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 N. C. Deno, 1998 Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.
Start around February 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
1 Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 63 days to germinate.
70% germination in 28–63 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. reflexa germ. 70D(100% in 3-10 w) and 70L(none). When the sample in 70L was shifted to 70D after 8 w, 100% germ. in 2-9 w. A second sample germ. 70D(70% in 4-9 w) and 30% in 4th w in 70D if preceded by 6 w in 70L. This second sample appears to have deteriorated partially probably due to DS. 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. How each step is done , in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
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