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Viola glabella

Pioneer Violet · Smooth Yellow Violet · Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet

Family ViolaceaeGenus Viola

A yellow violet with dark pencilled lines running into its throat, sitting on a broad heart-shaped leaf.
FlowerStan ShebsCC 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 lemon-yellowFlora of North America
Native range
Alaska, Canada, lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

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.

Worth knowing

  • The stream violet grows along streams and in moist woods in northeastern Asia and northwestern North America. Its yellow petals carry dark purple nectar guides on the lower three. Wikipedia: Viola glabella

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

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. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

35% germination in 21 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. glabelfa germ. 70 GA-3(35% in 3rd w) and none in 70L, 70D, 40-70, or OT.
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
  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

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. glabelfa germ. 70 GA-3(35% in 3rd w) and none in 70L, 70D, 40-70, or OT.
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.

Protocol 3

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, 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. glabelfa germ. 70 GA-3(35% in 3rd w) and none in 70L, 70D, 40-70, or OT.
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.

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