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Scutellaria resinosa

Sticky Skullcap

Family LamiaceaeGenus Scutellaria

Violet hooded flowers spaced along an upright stem of small rounded gray-green leaves.
FlowerKrzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herb, SubshrubPLANTS Database
Flower
VioletRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, TexasGBIF 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 49 days to germinate.

100% germination in 28–49 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Scutellaria p. 61Public domain
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Scutellaria (Lamiaceae). S ihtegrifolia DS 2 y were dead. The germinations of two samples of seeds DS 1 y were reported in the 1 st Suppl. and gave different patterns. S. resinosa germ. 70D(100% in 4-7 w), 40(20% in 7th w)-70D(80% IN 4-12 d), OT(60% in late March), and 70 GA-3(all rotted). Light had no effect. - Selenomeles (?).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Scutellaria p. 61. 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 December 24, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

    20 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 12 days.

80% germination in 4–12 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Scutellaria p. 61Public domain
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Scutellaria (Lamiaceae). S ihtegrifolia DS 2 y were dead. The germinations of two samples of seeds DS 1 y were reported in the 1 st Suppl. and gave different patterns. S. resinosa germ. 70D(100% in 4-7 w), 40(20% in 7th w)-70D(80% IN 4-12 d), OT(60% in late March), and 70 GA-3(all rotted). Light had no effect. - Selenomeles (?).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Scutellaria p. 61. 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, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in late March.

No stated waiting before sowing.

60% germination.

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

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Scutellaria p. 61Public domain
Show the original text
Scutellaria (Lamiaceae). S ihtegrifolia DS 2 y were dead. The germinations of two samples of seeds DS 1 y were reported in the 1 st Suppl. and gave different patterns. S. resinosa germ. 70D(100% in 4-7 w), 40(20% in 7th w)-70D(80% IN 4-12 d), OT(60% in late March), and 70 GA-3(all rotted). Light had no effect. - Selenomeles (?).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Scutellaria p. 61. 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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