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Primula mistassinica

Lake Mistassini Primrose · Mistassini Primrose · Bird's-eye Primrose

Family PrimulaceaeGenus Primula

A single pale lilac flower with five notched petals and a yellow eye, on a slender stalk among dry grass.
FlowerJ M from Madison, WI, USACC BY-SA 2.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
LavenderFlora of North America
Native range
Alaska, Canada, lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

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.

Worth knowing

  • The Mistassini primrose is named for Lake Mistassini in Quebec. It is the most widespread primrose in North America, yet it is rare or imperilled in many parts of its range because of its narrow habitat needs. Wikipedia: Primula mistassinica

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 9 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3, in 10 days.

43% germination in 6–10 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Primula p. 197Public domain
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Primula. (Primulaceae). The discovery of a photorequirement in P. intercedens (F) is another farinosa variant. The best germination was with seed DS 6 m at 70 in 40-70(43% in 6-10 d). Fresh seed or seed DS 6 m at 40 gave low germination under all conditions.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Primula p. 197. 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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