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Silene pendula

Nodding Catchfly · Drooping Catchfly

Family CaryophyllaceaeGenus Silene

Bright pink notched flowers with striped, inflated calyxes among rounded green leaves
FlowerDarrel WattsCC0
A plate of a rosette of broad leaves sending up branched stems with pink five-petalled flowers and striped swollen calyces, roots drawn below.
IllustrationCurtis, William The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 4Public domain

About the plant

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

Habit
annualPlants of the World Online
Habit
Annual, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
Bright pinkFlora of North America
Native range
Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Nodding catchfly, from Italy, Greece and Turkey, has been introduced to scattered places in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia. A 2020 study showed that the similar Silene cisplatensis is a separate species. Wikipedia: Silene pendula

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 3 days to germinate.

100% germination in 3 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Silene p. 214Public domain
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Silene (Caryophyllaceae). While many Silene germ. at 70 like typical Caryophyllaceae, complex patterns and photoeffects were found in some species. OS seed of the following species germ. in 2-5 w at 70: S. pendula germ. 70D(100% on 3rd d). Light and GA-3 had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Silene 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.

Germination trials

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

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