Kirengeshoma palmata
Yellow Wax Bells · Yellow Waxbells
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- Herbaceous perennialPlant Finder
- Height
- 3-4 ftPlant Finder
- Spread
- 2-3 ftPlant Finder
- Flower
- Showy; yellowPlant Finder
- Blooms
- June to JulyPlant Finder
- Native range
- China Southeast, Japan, KoreaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Native range
- China, Japan, KoreaPlant Finder
- Hardiness zones
- 5-8Plant Finder
- Note
- The cotyledons open about a week after the radicle appears.Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed.
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Part shade to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, acidic, humusy, well-drained
- Watering
- Medium
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plant Finder — Missouri Botanical Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility; Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno.
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Cold moist stratification
Temperature: 40°F 4°C
Deno writes "abundantly" rather than a figure.
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 120 days to germinate.
Germinates in 120 days.
Seed collected in November still looked green and unripe, and germinated anyway.
This source doesn't state how long.