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Phygelius aequalis

Cape Fuschia · Northern Shadewort · River Bell

Family ScrophulariaceaeGenus Phygelius

Slender coral-pink tubes with yellow-lipped mouths, hanging in whorls down a green stem against a dark background.
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About the plant

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

Habit
subshrub or shrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
PinkWikipedia
Native range
Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern ProvincesGBIF 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

  • This Cape fuchsia can be told from its close relative Phygelius capensis because its flowers grow in a single plane along one side of the stem. Wikipedia: Phygelius aequalis

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 28, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 8 days to germinate.

100% germination in 8 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Phygelius p. 65Public domain
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Phygelius (Scrophulariaceae). P. aequalis germ. 70L( 100% on 8th d) and 70D(60% in 2nd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Phygelius p. 65. 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 Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 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 14 days to germinate.

60% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Phygelius p. 65Public domain
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Phygelius (Scrophulariaceae). P. aequalis germ. 70L( 100% on 8th d) and 70D(60% in 2nd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Phygelius p. 65. 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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