Deno’s Garden

Mussaenda roxburghii

Genus Mussaenda

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

55% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Mussaenda p. 180Public domain
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Mussaenda (Rubiaceae). M. roxburghii germ. only in light as shown by 70L(55% in 1-3 w) and 70D(none). When the sample in 70D for 4 w was shifted to 70L, 74% germ. in 10-15 d. A prior 3m at 40 had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Mussaenda p. 180. 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.