Deno’s Garden

Hepatica nobilis

Genus Hepatica

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 56 days to germinate.

29% germination in 56 days.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Hepatica p. 152Public domain
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Hepatica (Ranunculaceae). The three species germ. strictly at 40 and best if preceded by a 3 m cycle at 70. DS was fatal. Only the radicle develops at 40, and a major problem was getting the cotyledons to develop on shifting to 70. It is likely that gradually increasing the T from 40 to 70 would have given much better results. H. nobilis seeds were received from Sweden in a moist paper towel so that they had already been subjected to at least a month moist at 70. Seeds kept an additional 3 m at 70 all rotted. Seeds placed in 40 when received germ. 40(29% in 8th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Hepatica p. 152. 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.