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Umbilicus rupestris

Navelwort · Wall Pennywort

Family CrassulaceaeGenus Umbilicus

Also published as Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris. You are in the right place.

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

5% germination in 21 days.

5% in the third week, and that is the whole of Deno's result for the species.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, UmbilicusPublic domain
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Umbilicus (Cupressaceae). U. rupestris germ. 70(5% in 3rd w) and none in 70L or 40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Umbilicus. 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, 1993
  1. Sow on the surface — do not cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

    Nothing.

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing in light.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, UmbilicusPublic domain
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Umbilicus (Cupressaceae). U. rupestris germ. 70(5% in 3rd w) and none in 70L or 40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Umbilicus. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993
  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

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

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

    Nothing.

about 3 months from start to sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing after a cold period, sown in the dark.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, UmbilicusPublic domain
Show the original text
Umbilicus (Cupressaceae). U. rupestris germ. 70(5% in 3rd w) and none in 70L or 40-70D.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Umbilicus. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; the step names come from a fixed list.