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Mentha requienii

Corsican Mint · Creeping Mint · Mint

Family LamiaceaeGenus Mentha

A flat dense carpet of tiny round green leaves dotted with minute pale flowers, among fallen twigs
The whole plantSB JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
MauveWikipedia
Native range
Corse, Italy, SardegnaGBIF 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

  • Corsican mint gives off a minty smell when trodden on and survives being walked on, so it is planted between stepping stones. It is most famous as the flavoring of crème de menthe. Wikipedia: Mentha requienii

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 27, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 9 days to germinate.

100% germination in 4–9 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Mentha p. 47Public domain
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Mentha (Lamiaceae). M. requenii germ. 70D(25% in 3-6 w), 70L{100% largely on 4th d), and 70 GA-3(100% in 4-9 d). When the sample in 70D was shifted to 70L after a 70D-40-70D treatment, and additional 38% germ. in 4-7 w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Mentha p. 47. 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

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

25% germination in 21–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Mentha p. 47Public domain
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Mentha (Lamiaceae). M. requenii germ. 70D(25% in 3-6 w), 70L{100% largely on 4th d), and 70 GA-3(100% in 4-9 d). When the sample in 70D was shifted to 70L after a 70D-40-70D treatment, and additional 38% germ. in 4-7 w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Mentha p. 47. 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.

Germination trials

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