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Scilla rosenii

Rosen's Squill · White-eyed Squill

Family AsparagaceaeGenus Scilla

Pale blue flowers with reflexed tepals and dark anthers, nodding from short stems between upright strap leaves in sand.
FlowerVahe Martirosyan from Glendale, CA, USACC BY 2.0

About the plant

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

Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
Pale blueRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Transcaucasus, 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.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    15 germinated in this phase.

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    20 germinated in this phase.

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 6 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

50% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Scilla p. 212Public domain
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Scilla (Liliaceae). S. rosenii germ. best in 40(15%)-70(20%)-40(50%). Cotyledons developed in 7 d after the germination in the 3 m cycle at 40 and the shift to 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Scilla p. 212. 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.

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