FlowerPictured: Salvia candidissima, a relativeconiverCC0About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- subshrubPlants of the World Online
- Flower
- WhiteRead from the photograph on this page
- Native range
- TürkiyeGBIF 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 4 treatments. All are shown.
Protocol 1
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.
- 1
Sow outdoors and leave it
No stated waiting before sowing.
20% germination.
Twice what the fridge gives, and the only sensible route.
This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.
Protocol 2
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.
Start around February 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
- 1
Cold moist stratification
Temperature: 40°F 4°C
Germination happens during step 1, in 49 days.
10% germination in 49 days.
10% in the seventh week. Warmth alone gives nothing at all.
Protocol 3
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993- 1
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: either
No stated waiting before sowing.
0% germination.
Nothing, light or dark. This one will not start warm.
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.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
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