Deno’s Garden

Banksia serra

Genus Banksia

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

22% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Dryandra p. 136Public domain
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Dryandra (Proteaceae). D. serra germ. 40-70D(2/9 in 3rd w). Seeds started at 70 with or without GA-3 all rotted, but the samples consisted of only 9 seeds.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Dryandra p. 136. 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.