Deno’s Garden

Hypoxis hirsuta

Genus Hypoxis

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

3% germination in 28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Hypoxis p. 154Public domain
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Hypoxis (Amaryllidaceae). H. hirsuta seed was received four times, but the seed seemed to be largely empty seed coats. The single germination was 70(1/33 in 4th w). Germination was hypogeal and the seedling developed normally.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Hypoxis p. 154. 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.