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Succisella inflexa

Southern Succisella · Frosted Pearls

Family CaprifoliaceaeGenus Succisella

A rounded lilac-blue pincushion head with long protruding stamens, on a slim bare stem above meadow grass.
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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
Flower
Lilac-blueRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Czechia-Slovakia, Hungary, Italy 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; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 63 days to germinate.

80% germination in 14–63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Succisa p. 80Public domain
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Succisa (Dipsacaceae). S. inflexa germ. 70L(8/10 in 2-9 w) and 70D(1/5 in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Succisa p. 80. 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 High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 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 21 days to germinate.

20% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Succisa p. 80Public domain
Show the original text
Succisa (Dipsacaceae). S. inflexa germ. 70L(8/10 in 2-9 w) and 70D(1/5 in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Succisa p. 80. 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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