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Silene delavayi

Southwestern Catchfly

Family CaryophyllaceaeGenus Silene

Round, inflated pale calyxes striped dark purple, nodding on thin stalks above a low tuft of leaves
FlowerPictured: Silene uralensis, a relativeJacek PietruszewskiCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
Red, dark violetFlora of China
Native range
China South-CentralGBIF 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; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    30 germinated in this phase.

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 6 days.

60% germination in 2–6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Silene p. 78Public domain
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Silene (Caryophyllaceae). S. delavayi germ. 100% in 4-6 d in 70D or 70L and 40(30% in 6-11 w)-70(60% in 2-6d). GA-3 was detrimental.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Silene p. 78. 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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