Deno’s Garden

Sanguisorba officinalis

Genus Sanguisorba

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

45% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sanguisorba p. 210Public domain
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Sanguisorba (Rosaceae). S. officinalis germ. 70L(45% in 2nd w), 70D(15% in 2nd w), 70 GA-3(36% in 2nd w). Data are for only the first six w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sanguisorba p. 210. 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 Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

36% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sanguisorba p. 210Public domain
Show the original text
Sanguisorba (Rosaceae). S. officinalis germ. 70L(45% in 2nd w), 70D(15% in 2nd w), 70 GA-3(36% in 2nd w). Data are for only the first six w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sanguisorba p. 210. 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 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

15% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sanguisorba p. 210Public domain
Show the original text
Sanguisorba (Rosaceae). S. officinalis germ. 70L(45% in 2nd w), 70D(15% in 2nd w), 70 GA-3(36% in 2nd w). Data are for only the first six w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sanguisorba p. 210. 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.