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Tritonia securigera

Plain Tooth Triton · Tooth Triton

Family IridaceaeGenus Tritonia

Orange six-petalled flowers with yellow anthers, each with two upper petals washed cream, on an arching wiry stem.
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About the plant

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

Habit
tuberous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
OrangeRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Cape ProvincesGBIF 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; 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, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

100% germination in 14–28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Montbretia p. 48Public domain
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Montbretia (Iridaceae). M. securigera germ. 70D(100% in 2-4 w) and 70L(100% in 3-6 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Montbretia p. 48. 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, 1998

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.

100% germination in 21–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Montbretia p. 48Public domain
Show the original text
Montbretia (Iridaceae). M. securigera germ. 70D(100% in 2-4 w) and 70L(100% in 3-6 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Montbretia p. 48. 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.

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