Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds › SEEDS GENERALLY › Section 587.140 - Flower seeds: Germination standards

Current through June 11, 2024
The kinds of flower seeds listed below are those for which
				standard testing procedures have been prescribed and therefore are required to
				be labeled with the germination percentage. For those kinds marked with an
				asterisk, the percentage is the total of percentage of germination and
				percentage of hard seed. For all other kinds, it is the percentage of
				germination:
Flower Seeds
Kind
Minimum Germination Standard
African daisy -
Dimorphotheca
						  aurantiaca
55
Ageratum -
Ageratum mexicanum
60
Alyssum -
Allyssum compactum, A. maritimum A.
						  procumbens, A. saxatile
60
Anemone -
Anemone coronaria, A.
						  pulsatilla
55
Angel's trumpet -
Datura arborea
60
Arabis -
Arabis alpina
60
Aster, China -
Callistephus chinensist
except Pompom Powder puff and Princess types
55
Aster, China -
Callistephus chinensis
,
						  Pompom, Powder puff, and Princess types
50
Aubrietia -
Aubrietia deltoides
45
Balsam -
Impatiens balsamina
70
Calendula -
Calendula officinalis
65
California poppy -
Eschscholtzia
						  california
60
Calliopsis -
Coreopsis bocolor, C. drummondi, C.
						  elegans
65
Campanula:
Canterbury bells -
Campanula medium
						  calycanthema
60
Cup and Saucer bellflower -
C. amanula
						  calycanthema
60
Carpathian bellflower -
Campanula
						  capatica
50
Peach bellflower -
Campanula
						  persicifolia
50
Candytuft, annual -
Iberis amara, I.
						  umbellata
65
Candytuft, perennial -
Iberis gibraltarica, I.
						  sempervirens
55
*Castorbean -
Ricinus communis
60
Cathedral bells -
Cobaea scandens
65
Celosia -
Celosia argentea
65
Centaurea:
Basketflower -
Centaurea Americana
60
Cornflower -
Centaurea cyanus
60
Dusty Miller -
Centaurea
						  candidissima
60
Royal centaurea -
Centaurea
						  imperialis
60
Sweet Sultan -
Centaurea moschata
60
Velvet centaurea -
Centaurea
						  gymnocarpa
60
Chinese forget-me-not -
Cynoglossum
						  amabile
55
Chrysanthemum, annual -
Chrysanthemum carinatum,
						  C. coronarium, C. segetum
40
Clarkia -
Clarkia elegans
65
Cleome -
Cleome gigantean
65
Columbine -
Aquilegia
spp.
50
Coral bells -
Heuchera sanguinea
55
Coreopsis, perennial -
Coreopsis
						  lanceolata
40
Cosmos:
Sensation, Mammoth and Crested type -
Cosmos
						  bipinnatus
; Klondyke type -
C. sulphureus
65
Dahlia -
Dahlia
spp.
55
Delphinium, perennial: Belladonna and Bellamosum types;
						  Cardinal larkspur -
Delphinium cardinale
; Chinensis types;
						  Pacific Giant, Gold Medal and other hybrids of
D. elatum
55
Dianthus:
Carnation -
Dianthus caryophyllus
60
China pinks -
Dianthus chinensis, Heddewigi,
						  Heddensis
70
Grass Pinks -
Dianthus plumarius
60
Maiden pinks -
Dianthus deltoids
60
Sweet William -
Dianthus barbatus
70
Sweet Wivelsfield -
Dianthus
						  allwoodi
60
Dracena -
Dracena indivisa
55
English daisy -
Bellis perrennis
55
Foxglove -
Digitalis
spp.
60
Gaillardia, annual -
Gallardia pulchella, G.
						  picta
; perennial -
G. grandiflora
45
Geum -
Geum
spp.
55
Gilia -
Gilia
spp.
65
Godetia -
Godetia amoena, G.
						  grandiflora
65
Gourds: Yellow flowered -
Cucurbita
						  pepo
; White flowered -
Lagenaria sisceraria; Luga
						  cylindrical
70
Gypsophila: Annual baby's breath -
Gypsophila
						  elegans
; Perennial baby's breath -
G. paniculata, G. pacifica,
						  G. repens
70
Helichrysum -
Helichrysum
						  monstrosum
60
*Hollyhock -
Althea rosea
65
*Ipomoea: Cypress vine -
Ipomoea
						  quamoclit
; Moonflower -
I. noctiflora
; Morninglories,
						  Cardinal Climber, Hearts and Honey Vine -
Ipomoea
spp.
75
Job's Tears -
Coix lacrymajobi
70
Kochia -
Kochia childsii
55
Larkspur, annual -
Delphinium
						  ajacis
60
Lantana -
Lantana camara, L.
						  hybrida
35
Linaria -
Linaria
spp.
65
Lobelia, annual -
Lobelia erinus
65
Lunaria, annual -
Lunaria annua
65
*Lupine -
Lupinus
spp.
65
Marigold -
Tagetes
spp.
65
Marvel of Peru -
Mirabilis jalapa
60
Migonette -
Reseda odorata
55
Myosotis -
Myosotis alpestris, M. oblongata, M.
						  pulastris
50
Nasturtium -
Tropaeolum
spp.
60
Nemesia -
Nemesia
spp.
65
Nemophila -
Nemophila insignis
70
Nicotiana -
Nicotiana affinis, N. sanderae, N.
						  sylvestris
65
Nierembergia -
Nierembergia
spp.
55
Nigella -
Nigella damascena
55
Pansy -
Viola tricolor
60
Penstemon -
Penstemon barbatus, P. grandiflorus,
						  P. laevigatus, P. pubescens
60
Petunia -
Petunia
spp.
45
Phacelia -
Phacelia companularia, P. minor, P.
						  tanacetifolia
65
Phlox, annual -
Phlox drummondi
, all
						  types and varieties
55
Physalis -
Physalis
spp.
60
Poppy: Shirley poppy -
Papaver rhoeas
;
						  Iceland poppy -
P. nudicaule
; Oriental poppy -
P.
						  orientale
; Tulip poppy -
P. glaucum
60
Portulaca -
Portulaca grandiflora
55
Salpiglossis -
Salpiglossis gloxinaeflora, S.
						  sinuata
60
Salvia - Scarlet Sage -
Salvia
						  splendens
; Mealycup Sage (bluebedder) -
S.
						  farinace
50
Saponaria -
Saponaria ocymoides, S.
						  vaccaria
60
Scabiosa, annual -
Scabiosa
						  atropurpurea
50
Scabiosa, perennial -
Scabiosa
						  caucasica
40
Schizanthus -
Schizanthus
spp.
60
Shasta Daisy -
Chrysanthemum maximum, C.
						  leucanthemum
65
Snapdragon -
Antirrhinum
spp.
55
Solanum -
Solanum
spp.
60
Stock: Common -
Matthiola incana
;
						  Evening scented -
Mathiola bicornus
65
Sunflower -
Helianthus
spp.
65
*Sweet pea, annual and perennial other than dwarf bush -
Lathyrus odoratus, L. latifolius
75
*Sweet pea, dwarf -
Lathyus
						  odoratus
65
Thunbergia -
Thunbergia alata
60
Torch flower -
Tithonia speciosa
70
Tritoma -
Kniphofia
spp.
65
Verbena, annual -
Verbena hybrida
35
Vinca -
Vica rosea
60
Viola -
Viola cornuta
55
Wallflower -
Cheiranthus allioni
65
Zinnia (except linearis and creeping) -
Zinnia
						  lineais, Salvitalia procumbens
50
*Including Hard Seed
Dep't of Agriculture,
				part No. 87.09, eff. 8-1-71
NRS
				  587.083,
				  587.101,
				  587.103