ONTARIO ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY

Germination guide R2

Genus

Species

Germination

Remarks

Rhodothamnus

chamaecistus

.

.

Rhodotypos

scandens

*

22-25 deg Cx 4w then 4 C

Rhodotypos

scandens 'Jet Bead'

*

ditto

Rhus

aromatica

K *

soak in 90 deg C water for 24h to leach out germination inhibitors

Ribes

cereum

L 4 8

poor germination

Ricinus

communis 'Carmencita'

A 6 7

.

Robinia

pseudoacacia 'Bessoniana'

A 6 7

Robinia

pseudoacacia 'Frisia'

A 6 7

Rodgersia

aesculifolia

A *

do not cover

Rodgersia

all species

.

grow best in bag for humidty

Rodgersia

pinnata

A *

do not cover

Rodgersia

sambucifolia

A *

do not cover

Rodgersia

sp.

A

.

Rodgersia

tabularis

C *

do not cover

Romneya

coulteri

F 5 *

store in moist sand in shade, check every spring, sow as soon as radicles appear

Rosa

all species

6 7 8 *

scarify, then plant at 32 deg C for 2-3w, then 4 C for 4m

Rosa

amblyotis

D 8 *

scarify with concentrated sulphuric acid CAUTION:THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE

Rosa

blanda

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

camtschatica

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

carolina

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

dahurica

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

ecae

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

fedtschenkoana

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

glauca

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

luciae var. onoei

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

maximowicziana

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

mekeliana

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

mollis

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

rugosa

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

sp.

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

wichurana

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

willdenowii

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

woodsii

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

x kamtchatica

D 8 *

ditto

Rosa

yakushim Baru

D 8 *

ditto

Roscoea

alpina

A 2

.

Roscoea

cautleyoides

A

Roscoea

purpurea

A

Rosularia

libanotica

A

Rosularia

muratdaghensis

.

Rosularia

sempervivum

A

Rosularia

sonoro

.

Rosularia

sp.

.

Rubus

allegheniensis

C *

scarify with concentrated sulphuric acid CAUTION:THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE

Rudbeckia

fulgida v. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'

B

.

Rudbeckia

hirta

.

Rudbeckia

hirta 'Gloriosa Daisy'

Rudbeckia

laciniata

A

Rudbeckia

maxima

F

Rudbeckia

nitida

A

Rudbeckia

nitida 'Herbstonne'

A

Rudbeckia

triloba

F

Ruellia

caroliniensis

G

Ruellia

humilis

G *

4 deg C x 14w (very important for best germination), then 20 C

Rumex

atrosanguineus

.

.

Rumex

sanguineus

A

Rumex

venosus

L

Rupicapnos

africana

C 4

Ruta

graveolens

A 2