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Santolina pectinata

Family AsteraceaeGenus Santolina

A rounded bush of thin gray-green stems dotted with small yellow button flowers, on a stony slope
The whole plantMehdi ChetibiCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrub or shrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Algeria, Morocco, SpainGBIF 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, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 9, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on March 8, 2024.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 1095 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 3 years from start to sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

45% germination in 7–28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Santolina p. 60Public domain
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Santolina (Asteraceae). S. pectinata DS 3 y germ. 70D(5/11 in 1-4 w) and 70L(4/11 in 1-3 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Santolina p. 60. 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, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 16, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on March 15, 2024.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 1095 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

about 3 years from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

36% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Santolina p. 60Public domain
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Santolina (Asteraceae). S. pectinata DS 3 y germ. 70D(5/11 in 1-4 w) and 70L(4/11 in 1-3 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Santolina p. 60. 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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