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Libertia peregrinans

Mikoikoi · New Zealand Iris

Family IridaceaeGenus Libertia

White three-petalled flowers and brown buds, against orange-tinted grassy leaves
FlowerStan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
rhizomatous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
WhiteWikipedia
Native range
Chatham Is., 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

  • Libertia honors the Belgian botanist and writer Marie-Anne Libert, and peregrinans means "wandering". In New Zealand, where it is endemic, it is called mikoikoi or New Zealand iris. Wikipedia: Libertia peregrinans

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around July 23, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on July 22, 2026.

  1. Warm moist stratification

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

  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 6 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3, in 77 days.

7% germination in 77 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Libertia p. 44Public domain
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Libertia (Iridaceae). L. perecrinans germ. 70L-40-70D(1/15 in 11th w) and none in 70D-40-70D, 40-70D, or 40-70L. •
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Libertia p. 44. 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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Libertia p. 44Public domain
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Libertia (Iridaceae). L. perecrinans germ. 70L-40-70D(1/15 in 11th w) and none in 70D-40-70D, 40-70D, or 40-70L. •
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Libertia p. 44. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; 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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