Deno’s Garden

Silene delavayi

Genus Silene

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    30 germinated in this phase.

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

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

60% germination in 2–6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Silene p. 78Public domain
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Silene (Caryophyllaceae). S. delavayi germ. 100% in 4-6 d in 70D or 70L and 40(30% in 6-11 w)-70(60% in 2-6d). GA-3 was detrimental.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Silene p. 78. 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.