Ziziphora clinopodioides subsp. bungeana
Blue Mint Bush
Also published as Ziziphora bungeana. You are in the right place.
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- subshrubPlants of the World Online
- Flower
- LilacRead from the photograph on this page
- Native range
- Altay, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia and elsewhereGBIF 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; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.
Protocol 1
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: either
No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.
83% germination.
83% at 70. First up on the second day, then half of what is left every day. Light made no difference.
Protocol 2
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty High
Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Cold moist stratification
Temperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either
16% here.
Warm moist stratification
Temperature: 70°F 21°C
A further 1%.
Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.
16% germination.
16% in the cold and 1% after it. A fifth of what sowing warm gives.
This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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