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Townsendia exscapa

Easter Daisy · Dwarf Townsendia · Low Townsend-daisy · Stemless Townsend Daisy

Family AsteraceaeGenus Townsendia

A flat rosette of narrow silver-gray leaves pressed to bare stony soil, carrying three white daisies with yellow centers, with hills behind.
The whole plantUnknownPublic domain

About the plant

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

The plant

Habit
Perennial, WildflowerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Flower
Gold/Yellow, WhiteExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Blooms
SpringExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Native range
Canada, lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

Growing conditions

Sun
Full sunExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Soil
Sand, Shallow RockyExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Moisture
Good Drainage, Occasionally Dry, Very DryExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.

Worth knowing

  • Townsendia honors the amateur botanist David Townsend, and exscapa means "without a stalk", because the flowers of this Easter daisy look stemless. Wikipedia: Townsendia exscapa

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 26, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 10 days to germinate.

100% germination in 7–10 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Townsendia p. 221Public domain
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Townsendia (Asteraceae). This genus is composed entirely of 0-70 germinators. The time required for DS may be short as in T. exscapa germ. 70(100% in 7-10 d) and 40-70(100% in 7-10 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Townsendia p. 221. 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 Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 26, 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

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 10 days.

100% germination in 7–10 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Townsendia p. 221Public domain
Show the original text
Townsendia (Asteraceae). This genus is composed entirely of 0-70 germinators. The time required for DS may be short as in T. exscapa germ. 70(100% in 7-10 d) and 40-70(100% in 7-10 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Townsendia p. 221. 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

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