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Scrophularia lanceolata

American Figwort · Early Figwort · Hare Figwort · Lanceleaf Figwort

Family ScrophulariaceaeGenus Scrophularia

Pairs of long sharply toothed leaves on a square green stem, with a spray of small green buds, under the drooping branches of a spruce.
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About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Native range
Canada, lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.

Worth knowing

  • Lanceleaf figwort grows across much of North America. Western plants were once called Scrophularia occidentalis, or western figwort, and eastern ones Scrophularia leporella. Wikipedia: Scrophularia lanceolata

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

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

89% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Scrophularia p. 76Public domain
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Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae). S. lanceolata germ. 70 GA-3 (89% in 1-3 w), 40(4%)-70D(40% on 4th d), and 73% in April in outdoor treatment. Germination was 5-10% in 70D and 70L.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Scrophularia p. 76. 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, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in April.

No stated waiting before sowing.

73% germination.

This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Scrophularia p. 76Public domain
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Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae). S. lanceolata germ. 70 GA-3 (89% in 1-3 w), 40(4%)-70D(40% on 4th d), and 73% in April in outdoor treatment. Germination was 5-10% in 70D and 70L.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Scrophularia p. 76. 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 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    4 germinated in this phase.

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 4 days.

40% germination in 4 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Scrophularia p. 76Public domain
Show the original text
Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae). S. lanceolata germ. 70 GA-3 (89% in 1-3 w), 40(4%)-70D(40% on 4th d), and 73% in April in outdoor treatment. Germination was 5-10% in 70D and 70L.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Scrophularia p. 76. 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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