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Viola cuneata

Wedgeleaf Violet · Northern Two-eyed Violet · Wedge-leaved Violet

Family ViolaceaeGenus Viola

White violas with a deep purple blotch on each side petal and a yellow throat, above rounded toothed leaves on red soil.
FlowerWalter Siegmund (talk)CC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
Deep reddish violet, whiteFlora of North America
Native range
California, OregonGBIF 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports 4 treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

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

71% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86Public domain
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Viola (Violaceae). Four species of rosulate Violas from the Andes germ. only in 40 GA-3 (2nd Ed.). A most important new result is that all four samples germ. identically after fours years of DS. This shows that these have considerable longevity in DS in contrast to species native to Eastern U. V. cuneata germ. 70 GA-3(5/7 in 2nd w), 40(4/7 in 7-13 w)-70D-40, 70L-40(2/6)- 70D(1/6), and none in 70D-40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86. 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 High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 4, 2027 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

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1, in 91 days.

57% germination in 49–91 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86Public domain
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Viola (Violaceae). Four species of rosulate Violas from the Andes germ. only in 40 GA-3 (2nd Ed.). A most important new result is that all four samples germ. identically after fours years of DS. This shows that these have considerable longevity in DS in contrast to species native to Eastern U. V. cuneata germ. 70 GA-3(5/7 in 2nd w), 40(4/7 in 7-13 w)-70D-40, 70L-40(2/6)- 70D(1/6), and none in 70D-40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86. 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, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

    1/6 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 2 run on after germination.

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

33% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86Public domain
Show the original text
Viola (Violaceae). Four species of rosulate Violas from the Andes germ. only in 40 GA-3 (2nd Ed.). A most important new result is that all four samples germ. identically after fours years of DS. This shows that these have considerable longevity in DS in contrast to species native to Eastern U. V. cuneata germ. 70 GA-3(5/7 in 2nd w), 40(4/7 in 7-13 w)-70D-40, 70L-40(2/6)- 70D(1/6), and none in 70D-40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86. 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 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86Public domain
Show the original text
Viola (Violaceae). Four species of rosulate Violas from the Andes germ. only in 40 GA-3 (2nd Ed.). A most important new result is that all four samples germ. identically after fours years of DS. This shows that these have considerable longevity in DS in contrast to species native to Eastern U. V. cuneata germ. 70 GA-3(5/7 in 2nd w), 40(4/7 in 7-13 w)-70D-40, 70L-40(2/6)- 70D(1/6), and none in 70D-40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Viola p. 86. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; 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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