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Tulipa chrysantha

Mountain Tulip

Family LiliaceaeGenus Tulipa

Many small star-shaped yellow tulips, open wide, seen from above
FlowerAgnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
Yellow, orange, redFlora of Pakistan

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; Flora of Pakistan — S. I. Ali and M. Qaiser (eds.).

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996
  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 40.

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

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Tulipa p. 84Public domain
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Tulipa (Liliaceae). T. chrysantha germ. 70D-4Ö(50% in 6th w) and none in 40-70 or OT.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Tulipa p. 84. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Nothing germinated outdoors.

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

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

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Tulipa p. 84Public domain
Show the original text
Tulipa (Liliaceae). T. chrysantha germ. 70D-4Ö(50% in 6th w) and none in 40-70 or OT.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Tulipa p. 84. 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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