ONTARIO ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY

Germination guide A2

Genus

Species

Germination

Remarks

Acidanthera

sp.

Aconitum

Ivorine'

! *

seed very poisonous, wash hands after handling,short viability, 20 deg C x 4w, -7 Cx 6w, 10 C for germination

Aconitum

acutiflorum

! *

ditto

Aconitum

all species

! *

ditto

Aconitum

anthora

! *

ditto

Aconitum

bakeri

! *

ditto

Aconitum

carmichaelii

! *

ditto

Aconitum

kitadakense

! *

ditto

Aconitum

lamarckii

! *

ditto

Aconitum

lycoctonum

! *

ditto

Aconitum

lycoctonum ssp. lycoctonum

! *

ditto

Aconitum

lycoctonum ssp. neapolitanum

! *

ditto

Aconitum

lycoctonum ssp. vulparia

! *

ditto

Aconitum

napellus

! *

ditto

Aconitum

sp.

! *

ditto

Aconitum

uncinatum

! *

ditto

Acorus

calamus

*

20 deg C x 4w, -7 Cx 6w, 10 C for germination

Actaea

alba

! E 8 *

seedlings must be grown at cool temp, best achieved by sowing in open ground

Actaea

alba f. rubrocarpa

! E 8 *

ditto

Actaea

all species

ditto

Actaea

erythrocarpa Fischer

! E 8 *

ditto

Actaea

pachypoda

! H 8 *

ditto

Actaea

rubra

! H 8 *

ditto

Actaea

rubra f. neglecta

! H 8 *

ditto

Actaea

spicata

! C 8 *

ditto

Actaea

spicata v. alba

! C 8 *

ditto

Actinidia

kolomikta

G *

subject to damping off

Adenophora

confusa

F

-

Adenophora

himalayana

F

Adenophora

kurilensis

A 3 *

A 2 4 as well

Adenophora

liliifolia

F

-

Adenophora

nikoensis

F

Adenophora

sp.

F

Adenophora

tashiroi

F

Adenophora

triphylla

F

Adenophora

verticillata

F

Adenostyles

leucophylla

Adiantum

pedatum

A *

pour boiling water over milled sphagnum moss, sow seeds, enclose in plastic bag

Adlumia

fungosa

A 3

biennial

Adonis

pyrenaica

! L

short viability

Adonis

vernalis

! L *

short viability, very poor germination, does not need chilling if seed is fresh

Aesculus

glabra

G

-

Aethionema

armenum 'Mavis Holmes'

A

Aethionema

cordifolium

A

Aethionema

diastrophis

Aethionema

grandiflorum

A

Aethionema

most species

A

Aethionema

oppositifolium

G

Aethionema

schistosum

B

Aethionema

speciosum