Salvia dumetorum
Eastern Meadow Sage
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Flower
- Violet, blue, lilacFlora of Pakistan
- Native range
- Altay, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Northwest European Russia and elsewhereGBIF 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; Flora of Pakistan — S. I. Ali and M. Qaiser (eds.); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
This source reports three treatments. All are shown.
Protocol 1
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Start around March 30, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: either
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.
30% germination in 1–6 days.
30% inside a week. Light makes no difference.
Protocol 2
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Moderate
Sow outdoors and leave it
No stated waiting before sowing.
21% germination.
Two thirds of the warm result, for none of the work.
This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.
Protocol 3
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty High
Start around March 26, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Cold moist stratification
Temperature: 40°F 4°C
7%, over 3-8 weeks.
Warm moist stratification
Temperature: 70°F 21°C
A further 8%, in 2-10 days.
Germination happens during step 2, in 10 days.
8% germination in 2–10 days.
Cold costs this one most of the packet.
This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
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