Mendel’s Gardens

Ungernia victoris

Family AmaryllidaceaeGenus Ungernia

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 26, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: either

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 10 days to germinate.

70% germination in 8–10 days.

70% inside ten days with nothing done to it. Light made no difference.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, UngerniaPublic domain
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Ungernia (Amaryllidaceae). U. victoris germ. 70(70% in 8-10 d) and 40(70% in 3rd w). Light had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Ungernia. 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

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

    70%, in the third week -- it germinates in the cold.

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

70% germination in 21 days.

The same 70% in the cold, a fortnight slower. Light made no difference.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, UngerniaPublic domain
Show the original text
Ungernia (Amaryllidaceae). U. victoris germ. 70(70% in 8-10 d) and 40(70% in 3rd w). Light had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Ungernia. 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.