Salvia moorcroftiana

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around June 19, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on June 18, 2026.

1. 1

   Dry storage

   Duration: 180 days · Temperature: 70°F 21°C

2. 2

   Cold moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 40°F 4°C

   60% here. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

3. 3

   Warm moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 70°F 21°C

   A further 1%. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

4. 4

   Cold moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 40°F 4°C

   Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

5. 5

   Warm moist stratification

   Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: dark

Steps after step 2 run on after germination.

about 9 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

60% germination.

60% in the first cold period after six months' dry storage at 70.

This source doesn't state how long.

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around October 1, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

1. 1

   Dry storage

   Duration: 180 days · Temperature: 70°F 21°C

2. 2

   Sow and cover

   Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: dark

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

59% germination in 2–6 days.

59% in under a week. Deno reads the genus as a dark-at-70 germinator.

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

1. 1

   Warm moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: dark

   29% here. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

2. 2

   Cold moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 40°F 4°C

   Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

3. 3

   Warm moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 70°F 21°C

   A further 10%. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

4. 4

   Cold moist stratification

   Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

about 3 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

29% germination.

Fresh seed spreads out: 29%, then 10% two cycles later.

This source doesn't state how long.

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around September 17, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on September 16, 2026.

1. 1

   Cold moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 40°F 4°C

   10% here. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

2. 2

   Warm moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 70°F 21°C

   A further 26%. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

3. 3

   Cold moist stratification

   Duration: 90 days · Temperature: 40°F 4°C

   A further 4%. Deno gives no length for this period; three months is his standard cycle.

4. 4

   Warm moist stratification

   Temperature: 70°F 21°C · Light: dark

   A last 2%.

Steps after step 2 run on after germination.

about 6 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

26% germination.

10, 26, 4 and 2 per cent across four cycles. Dry storage tightens this up considerably.

This source doesn't state how long.