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Veronica ponae

Spiked Pyrenean Speedwell

Family PlantaginaceaeGenus Veronica

A pale blue-violet flower veined darker, with a yellow-green eye and one long curved style, beside hairy green buds.
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About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
Blue, purple, lilacWikipedia
Native range
France, SpainGBIF 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; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

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 March 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 14 days to germinate.

100% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Veronica p. 227Public domain
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Veronica (Scrophulariaceae). V. ponae germ. 70L(100% in 2nd w), 70D(47% in 2nd w), and 40-70D(30%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Veronica p. 227. 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 March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

47% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Veronica p. 227Public domain
Show the original text
Veronica (Scrophulariaceae). V. ponae germ. 70L(100% in 2nd w), 70D(47% in 2nd w), and 40-70D(30%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Veronica p. 227. 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 Moderate 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: dark

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

30% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Veronica p. 227Public domain
Show the original text
Veronica (Scrophulariaceae). V. ponae germ. 70L(100% in 2nd w), 70D(47% in 2nd w), and 40-70D(30%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Veronica p. 227. 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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