Deno’s Garden

Lachenalia corymbosa

Genus Lachenalia

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 28, 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

    2/7 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

about 3 months from start to sowing. Then 8 days to germinate.

57% germination in 2–8 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Polyxena p. 55Public domain
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Polyxena (Liliaceae). The following updates the data in the 1 st Suppl. P. corymbosa germ. 70D(4/7 in 2-8 d)-40(2/7 in 4th w) and 40-70D(2/5 in 2-4 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Polyxena p. 55. 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, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around October 3, 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 Light: dark

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 4 days to germinate.

40% germination in 2–4 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Polyxena p. 55Public domain
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Polyxena (Liliaceae). The following updates the data in the 1 st Suppl. P. corymbosa germ. 70D(4/7 in 2-8 d)-40(2/7 in 4th w) and 40-70D(2/5 in 2-4 d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Polyxena p. 55. 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.