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Rhodolirium montanum

Family AmaryllidaceaeGenus Rhodolirium

A white lily with six recurved petals streaked and spotted crimson, its stamens tipped with yellow, on bare brown earth.
FlowerKrzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC 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
White, crimsonRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Argentina Northwest, Chile CentralGBIF 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, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 28 days.

43% germination in 28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Rhodolirion p. 205Public domain
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Rhodolirion (Amaryllidaceae). R. montanum germ. 40(3/7 in 4th w) and 70(1/9 in 3rd w). The seeds that germ. at 40 were shifted to 70 one week after germination whereupon they grew strongly, stronger than those that germ. at 70. The remaining seeds soon rotted.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Rhodolirion p. 205. 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, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

11% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Rhodolirion p. 205Public domain
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Rhodolirion (Amaryllidaceae). R. montanum germ. 40(3/7 in 4th w) and 70(1/9 in 3rd w). The seeds that germ. at 40 were shifted to 70 one week after germination whereupon they grew strongly, stronger than those that germ. at 70. The remaining seeds soon rotted.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Rhodolirion p. 205. 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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