Deno’s Garden

Fritillaria imperialis

Genus Fritillaria

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

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  4. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 12 months from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

67% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Fritillaria p. 144Public domain
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Fritillaria (Liliaceae). This genus germ. primarily at 40. Sometimes this had to be preceded by a cycle at 70 making the species a 70-40 germinator. The seedlings did not always develop, and it is probable that this was the result of shifting them to 70 too suddenly. More study is needed on this problem. Some species showed intolerance to DS, particularly F. imperialis germ. 40-70-40-70(2/3 in 1-3 w) and none when started at 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Fritillaria p. 144. 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.