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Pimelea prostrata

New Zealand Daphne · Pinatoro · Strathmore Weed

Family ThymelaeaceaeGenus Pimelea

Small white four-lobed star flowers with orange centers, scattered over a dense mat of blue-green paired leaves.
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About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
WhiteWikipedia

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.

Worth knowing

  • Strathmore weed, or New Zealand daphne, is a small endemic shrub with white flowers and blue-green leaves, and prostrata describes how it grows, lying flat on the ground. Wikipedia: Pimelea prostrata

Two sources report 4 treatments between them. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around October 6, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on October 5, 2026.

  1. Warm moist stratification

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

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

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

about 6 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3, in 2 days.

100% germination in 2 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Pimelea p. 66Public domain
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Pimelea (Thymelaceae). P. prostrata data is now complete. It germ. 40- 70(4/6 in 4 d-9 w) and 70D-40-70D(4/4 on 2nd d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Pimelea p. 66. 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 November 3, 2026 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

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 63 days.

67% germination in 4–63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Pimelea p. 66Public domain
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Pimelea (Thymelaceae). P. prostrata data is now complete. It germ. 40- 70(4/6 in 4 d-9 w) and 70D-40-70D(4/4 on 2nd d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Pimelea p. 66. 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 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 1, 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

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 4 days.

33% germination in 4 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Pimelea p. 194Public domain
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Pimelea (Thymelaceae). P. prostrata germ. 40-70D(2/6 on 4th d) and none in 70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Pimelea p. 194. 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 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Pimelea p. 194Public domain
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Pimelea (Thymelaceae). P. prostrata germ. 40-70D(2/6 on 4th d) and none in 70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Pimelea p. 194. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; 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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