Deno’s Garden

Abronia villosa

Desert Sand Verbena · Hairy Sand Verbena

Family NyctaginaceaeGenus Abronia

Clusters of pink trumpet flowers with white eyes, sprawling over desert sand
FlowerStan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
Annual, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Native range
North AmericaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Native range
Native to the lower 48 statesPLANTS Database

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

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

40% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Abronia p. 82Public domain
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A. villosa germ. 40% in 4-6 d in 70D or 70L and 40% in 3rd w at 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Abronia p. 82. 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 30, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: either

    Light made no difference: the same 40% in dark and in light.

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

40% germination in 4–6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Abronia p. 82Public domain
Show the original text
A. villosa germ. 40% in 4-6 d in 70D or 70L and 40% in 3rd w at 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Abronia p. 82. 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.