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Linum dolomiticum

Dolomite Flax

Family LinaceaeGenus Linum

Bright yellow five-petalled flowers massed on stems set with narrow leaves
FlowerBouba at French WikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
HungaryGBIF 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

  • One of Europe's most narrowly restricted plants, this flax grows only on dolomite hills near Budapest, in a patch of about one square kilometer in the Buda Hills near Pilisszentiván. It is a relic from before the ice ages and was first described in 1897. Wikipedia: Linum dolomiticum

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Sow around March 1, 2027 — a date the source gives, not one counted back from a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Sown outdoors in March 1; up in April.

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 30 days to germinate.

91% germination in 30 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Linum p. 171Public domain
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Linum (Unaceae). The yellow flowered Linums centering around L. dolomiticum germ. 91% in April for seed placed outdoors March 1. It also germ. 70L(24% in 6-13 d) and 70D(11% in 6-10 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Linum p. 171. 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, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 23, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 13 days to germinate.

24% germination in 6–13 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Linum p. 171Public domain
Show the original text
Linum (Unaceae). The yellow flowered Linums centering around L. dolomiticum germ. 91% in April for seed placed outdoors March 1. It also germ. 70L(24% in 6-13 d) and 70D(11% in 6-10 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Linum p. 171. 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, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 26, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 10 days to germinate.

11% germination in 6–10 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Linum p. 171Public domain
Show the original text
Linum (Unaceae). The yellow flowered Linums centering around L. dolomiticum germ. 91% in April for seed placed outdoors March 1. It also germ. 70L(24% in 6-13 d) and 70D(11% in 6-10 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Linum p. 171. 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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