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Thysanotus multiflorus

Genus Thysanotus

Two mauve flowers whose three broad petals are fringed all round with fine hairs, opening from green buds, against black.
FlowerKevin Thiele from Perth, AustraliaCC BY 2.0

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 1, 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 35 days to germinate.

22% germination in 35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Thysanotus p. 81Public domain
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Thysanotus (Liliaceae). T. multiflorus germ. 70 GA-3(2/9 in 5th w) and none in 70D, 70L, or OS. Seeds DS 6 m were dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Thysanotus p. 81. 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, 1996

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Thysanotus p. 81Public domain
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Thysanotus (Liliaceae). T. multiflorus germ. 70 GA-3(2/9 in 5th w) and none in 70D, 70L, or OS. Seeds DS 6 m were dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Thysanotus p. 81. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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