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Tellima grandiflora

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Family SaxifragaceaeGenus Tellima

Tall slender spikes of small greenish-white flowers arching over a shaded woodland path, above broad lobed leaves.
The whole plantWalter SiegmundCC BY 2.5

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
Greenish-white, purpleWikipedia
Native range
Alaska, Canada, lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

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; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors.

Worth knowing

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

72% germination in 14–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Tellima p. 219Public domain
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Tellima (Saxifragaceae). T. grandiflora germ. 70L(72% in 2-6 w), 70D(none), 40-70L(20%), and 40-70D(none). When the seed in 70D was shifted to 70L after 6 w, 83% germ. in 1-4 w showing that the 6 w in 70D had no effect. Seed also germ. 25% in April and May in outdoor treatment.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Tellima p. 219. 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, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in April and May.

No stated waiting before sowing.

25% germination.

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

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Tellima p. 219Public domain
Show the original text
Tellima (Saxifragaceae). T. grandiflora germ. 70L(72% in 2-6 w), 70D(none), 40-70L(20%), and 40-70D(none). When the seed in 70D was shifted to 70L after 6 w, 83% germ. in 1-4 w showing that the 6 w in 70D had no effect. Seed also germ. 25% in April and May in outdoor treatment.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Tellima p. 219. 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 High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

20% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Tellima p. 219Public domain
Show the original text
Tellima (Saxifragaceae). T. grandiflora germ. 70L(72% in 2-6 w), 70D(none), 40-70L(20%), and 40-70D(none). When the seed in 70D was shifted to 70L after 6 w, 83% germ. in 1-4 w showing that the 6 w in 70D had no effect. Seed also germ. 25% in April and May in outdoor treatment.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Tellima p. 219. 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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