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Viscaria vulgaris

Sticky Catchfly · Clammy Campion

Family CaryophyllaceaeGenus Viscaria

Loose sprays of magenta flowers with narrow notched petals, on dark sticky stems above bright green toothed leaves.
FlowerKurt Stüber [1]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
Flower
MagentaRead from the photograph on this page

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; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden.

Worth knowing

  • Sticky catchfly, or clammy campion, carries bright rosy-pink flowers about 20 mm across in long whorled spikes from May to August. It grows on cliffs and rocky places. Wikipedia: Viscaria vulgaris

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 1825 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 5 years from start to sowing. Then 18 days to germinate.

30% germination in 6–18 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Lychnis p. 46Public domain
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Lychnis (Caryophyllaceae). L. viscaria DS 5 y germ. 70D(30% in 6-18 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Lychnis p. 46. 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.

Germination trials

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

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