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Fumana viridis

Family CistaceaeGenus Fumana

A single bright yellow five-petalled flower on a thin reddish stem with narrow leaves
FlowerEleftherios KatsillisCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Native range
Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

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

Source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Warm moist stratification

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

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    15 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

about 3 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

30% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Fumana p. 145Public domain
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Fumana (Cistaceae). F. viridis germ. 70D(30% in i-B w)-40-70(15% in 7-10 w) and 40(16% in 8-11 w)-70(5%)-40-70(5%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Fumana p. 145. 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 High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around October 20, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    5 germinated in this phase.

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  4. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    5 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

about 3 months from start to sowing. Then 77 days to germinate.

16% germination in 56–77 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Fumana p. 145Public domain
Show the original text
Fumana (Cistaceae). F. viridis germ. 70D(30% in i-B w)-40-70(15% in 7-10 w) and 40(16% in 8-11 w)-70(5%)-40-70(5%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Fumana p. 145. 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.

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