Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology

GERMINATION AND EMERGENCE 83

Soak in warm water

18 hr

Stratify 3–5

C 2 wk

4–10 16–20 16–20 14–21 25–30 12–18 7–10 20–25 7–10 14–21 7–10

Lobularia maritima

Sweet alyssumBrassicaceae

Lunaria annua (L. biennis)

HonestyBrassicaceae

Lupinus

spp.

LupineFabaceae

Lychnis chalcedonica

CampionCaryophyllaceae

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Tahoka daisyAsteraceae

Malva alcea

MallowMalvaceae

Mathiola incana

StocksBrassicaceae

Meconopsis

Welsh poppyPapaveraceae

Melampodium paludosum

African zinniaAsteraceae

Mimulus

hybridus

Monkey flowerScrophulariaceae

Mirabilis jalapa

Four o’clockNyctaginaceae

A B P P A B A P A A A

20–24 15–18 21–24

21 21

18–21

20

18–22 21–25 18–21

21

8–10^101018 10–12^10 10–13 10–12 15–18^16 10–12

L D D L L D L

Can be directly sown to

garden or container.Predrench medium withfungicide to preventdampingoff disease.

Reduce night temp. of

medium by 3

C for best

germination.

Before sowing, drench

medium with fungicide toprevent damping-offdisease.

Can grow on at low temp.

(3–6

C) once established.

Sow when days are at least13 hr long to initiateflowering.

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