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Luzula nivea

Snow-white Wood-rush · Snowy Woodrush

Family JuncaceaeGenus Luzula

A loose cluster of pointed white flower heads at the top of a smooth green stem
FlowerSten PorseCC 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
Habit
GraminoidPLANTS Database
Flower
WhiteRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Spain and elsewhereGBIF 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Snowy wood-rush, from the mountains of south-western and central Europe, is grown as an ornamental grass, but in some climates it can escape from gardens and become invasive. Wikipedia: Luzula nivea

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

    27 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

27% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55Public domain
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Luzula (Juncaceae). Seeds of the following three species had been DS about 8 m. L luzuloides and L. nivea germ. in 1-5 w in either 70D or 70L. The percents were 50% and 20% respectively. They also germ. 40(27%)-70D(27%) and 40(1%)- 70D(11%) respectively.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55. 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 High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    1 germinated in this phase.

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

11% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55Public domain
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Luzula (Juncaceae). Seeds of the following three species had been DS about 8 m. L luzuloides and L. nivea germ. in 1-5 w in either 70D or 70L. The percents were 50% and 20% respectively. They also germ. 40(27%)-70D(27%) and 40(1%)- 70D(11%) respectively.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55. 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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