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Sibbaldia procumbens

Creeping Sibbaldia · Least Cinquefoil · Creeping-glow-wort

Family RosaceaeGenus Sibbaldia

Small yellow five-petalled flowers on a low rosette of three-lobed leaves edged with hairs, on bare ground with a 5 mm scale bar.
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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/herb, SubshrubPLANTS Database
Flower
YellowFlora of China
Native range
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria and elsewhereGBIF 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; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Two sources report 5 treatments between them. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 23, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on March 22, 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 14 days to germinate.

100% germination in 12–14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sibbaldia p. 77Public domain
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Sibbaldia (Rosaceae). S. procumbens germ. better after 3 y DS. This germ. 70D(100% in 12-14 d) and 70L(100% on 10th d). Fresh seed (2nd Ed.) had germ. 70D(14% in 7-9 d) and 70L(67% in 3-5 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sibbaldia p. 77. 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.

Start around March 27, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on March 26, 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 10 days to germinate.

100% germination in 10 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sibbaldia p. 77Public domain
Show the original text
Sibbaldia (Rosaceae). S. procumbens germ. better after 3 y DS. This germ. 70D(100% in 12-14 d) and 70L(100% on 10th d). Fresh seed (2nd Ed.) had germ. 70D(14% in 7-9 d) and 70L(67% in 3-5 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sibbaldia p. 77. 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, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 31, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 5 days to germinate.

67% germination in 3–5 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sibbaldia p. 214Public domain
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Sibbaldia (Rosaceae). S. procumbens germ. 70L(67% in 3-5 d), 70D GA- 3(52% in 5-11 d), and 70D(14% in 7-9 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sibbaldia p. 214. 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 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 25, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 11 days to germinate.

52% germination in 5–11 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sibbaldia p. 214Public domain
Show the original text
Sibbaldia (Rosaceae). S. procumbens germ. 70L(67% in 3-5 d), 70D GA- 3(52% in 5-11 d), and 70D(14% in 7-9 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sibbaldia p. 214. 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 5

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 27, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 9 days to germinate.

14% germination in 7–9 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sibbaldia p. 214Public domain
Show the original text
Sibbaldia (Rosaceae). S. procumbens germ. 70L(67% in 3-5 d), 70D GA- 3(52% in 5-11 d), and 70D(14% in 7-9 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sibbaldia p. 214. 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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