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Leptinella pyrethrifolia

Button Daisy

Family AsteraceaeGenus Leptinella

A single cream button flower head on a bare dark stalk, above finely cut leaves on wet rock
FlowerKrzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
White, cream, yellowWikipedia
Native range
New Zealand North, New Zealand SouthGBIF 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

  • A button daisy found only in New Zealand's mountains, with aromatic leaves. One subspecies grows only on the ultramafic Red Hill, Maungakura, near Nelson. Wikipedia: Leptinella pyrethrifolia

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate 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: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

33% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Leptinella p. 52Public domain
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Leptinella (Asteraceae). L. pyrethifolia germ. 70L(2/6) and 70D(1/13) both on 14th d. L. (Cotula) atrata luteola was all chaff.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Leptinella p. 52. 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, 1996

Difficulty Very high 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. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

8% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Leptinella p. 52Public domain
Show the original text
Leptinella (Asteraceae). L. pyrethifolia germ. 70L(2/6) and 70D(1/13) both on 14th d. L. (Cotula) atrata luteola was all chaff.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Leptinella p. 52. 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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