Phemeranthus sediformis
Okanagan Fameflower · Okanagan Talinum · Okanogan Fameflower
Also published as Talinum okanoganense. You are in the right place.
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- succulent subshrubPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
- Flower
- WhiteFlora of North America
- Native range
- British Columbia, WashingtonGBIF 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; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Found only in the Okanagan Highlands and Kettle River Range of Washington and British Columbia. John Jeffrey collected it in 1851, but it was not named until 1933–34. Wikipedia: Phemeranthus sediformis
This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.
Protocol 1
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Moderate
Start around January 11, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Cold moist stratification
Temperature: 40°F 4°C
48%, at 10-12 weeks -- it germinates in the cold.
Warm moist stratification
Temperature: 70°F 21°C
A further 36%, over 2-16 days.
Germination happens during step 2, in 84 days.
48% germination in 70–84 days.
Nearly half comes up in the cold itself, and a third more again after the move.
This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.
Protocol 2
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C
Nothing.
No stated waiting before sowing.
0% germination.
Nothing at all. Deno's rule for the genus holds here: sowing at 40 beats sowing at 70.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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