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Nothoscordum bonariense

False Garlic

Family AmaryllidaceaeGenus Nothoscordum

A loose cluster of creamy white star-shaped flowers with yellow stamens on bare stems in grass
FlowerFelipe HortonCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
CreamRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, UruguayGBIF 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.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on January 7, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  3. Warm moist stratification

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

    1/7 germinated in this phase.

  4. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  5. Warm moist stratification

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

about 15 months from start to step 5. Germination happens during step 5, in 3 days.

57% germination in 3 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Nothoscordum p. 50Public domain
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Nothoscordum (Liliaceae). N. bonariensis DS 6 m germ. 70D(12% in 8-12 w)-40-70D(12% in 2nd w)-40- 70D(18% on 6th d)-40-70D(30% in 1-3 d) and 40-70D(1/7 on 3rd d)-40-70D(4/7 on 3rd d). Light had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Nothoscordum p. 50. 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 April 13, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on April 12, 2025.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

    12 germinated in this phase.

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  4. Warm moist stratification

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

    12 germinated in this phase.

  5. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  6. Warm moist stratification

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

    18 germinated in this phase.

  7. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  8. Warm moist stratification

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

about 2 years from start to step 8. Germination happens during step 8, in 3 days.

30% germination in 1–3 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Nothoscordum p. 50Public domain
Show the original text
Nothoscordum (Liliaceae). N. bonariensis DS 6 m germ. 70D(12% in 8-12 w)-40-70D(12% in 2nd w)-40- 70D(18% on 6th d)-40-70D(30% in 1-3 d) and 40-70D(1/7 on 3rd d)-40-70D(4/7 on 3rd d). Light had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Nothoscordum p. 50. 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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