Deno’s Garden

Melicytus alpinus

Genus Melicytus

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  4. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  5. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  6. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  7. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

    1/4 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 5 run on after germination.

about 15 months from start to sowing. Then 63 days to germinate.

50% germination in 7–63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Hymenanthera p. 39Public domain
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Hymenanthera (Violaceae). H. alpina germ. 70D-40-70D-40-70D(2/4 in 1-9 w)-40-70D(1/4 on 2nd d). Light did not initiate germination.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Hymenanthera p. 39. 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.