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Veronica lyallii

Lyall's Parahebe · Lyall's Speedwell

Family PlantaginaceaeGenus Veronica

A low tangle of thin reddish stems set with tiny round green leaves, spreading over bare soil in a pot beside a plant label.
The whole plantDenis BarthelCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Native range
New Zealand North, New Zealand SouthGBIF 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; 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 March 25, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 11 days to germinate.

100% germination in 11 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Parahebe p. 63Public domain
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Parahebe (Scrophulariaceae). P. lyalli germ. 70L(100% on 11th d) and 70D(50% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Parahebe p. 63. 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 Moderate 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.

50% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Parahebe p. 63Public domain
Show the original text
Parahebe (Scrophulariaceae). P. lyalli germ. 70L(100% on 11th d) and 70D(50% in 3rd w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Parahebe p. 63. 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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