Deno’s Garden

Lonicera obovata

Genus Lonicera

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 February 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 63 days to germinate.

20% germination in 63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Lonicera p. 173Public domain
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Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae). All seeds are in berries and were WC for 7 d. Treatment with GA-3 was tried on L. obovata germ. 1/5 in the 9th w when sown at 70 and 0/3 when sown at 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Lonicera p. 173. 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 Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Lonicera p. 173Public domain
Show the original text
Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae). All seeds are in berries and were WC for 7 d. Treatment with GA-3 was tried on L. obovata germ. 1/5 in the 9th w when sown at 70 and 0/3 when sown at 40.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Lonicera p. 173. 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.