Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 390 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE VIRGINIA SEED LAW › Section 2VAC5-390-110 - Flower seed and minimum germination standards

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The kinds of flower seeds listed below are
				those for which standard testing procedures have been prescribed and which are,
				therefore, required to be labeled in accordance with the germination labeling
				provisions of §§ 3.2-4000 and 3.2-4008 of the Code of Virginia. The
				percentage listed opposite each kind is the germination standard for that kind.
				For the kinds marked with an asterisk, this percentage is the total of
				percentage germination and percentage hard seed. For other kinds, it is the
				percentage germination.
Kind
Minimum Germination Standard
African daisy--Dimorphotheca sinuata
55
Ageratum--Ageratum houstonianum
60
Alyssum--Alyssum compactum, A.Lobularia
						  maritima, A.saxatile
60
Anemone--Anemone pulsatilla
55
Angel's trumpet--Brugmansia arborea
60
Arabis--Arabis alpina
60
Aster, China--Callistephus chinensis except
						  Pompon, Powderpuff, and Princess types
55
Aster, China--Callistephus chinensis,
						  Pompon, Powderpuff and Princess types
50
Aubrieta--Aubrieta deltoidea
45
Balsam--Impatiens balsamina
70
Calendula--Calendula officinalis
65
California poppy--Eschscholzia californica
60
Calliopsis--Corepsis tinctoria C. basalis
65
Campanula:
Canterbury bells--Campanula medium
60
Cup and Saucer bellflower--Campanula medium calycanthema
60
Carpathian bellflower--Campanula carpatica
50
Peach bellflower--Campanula persicifolia
50
Candytuft, annual--Iberis amara, I.
						  umbellata
65
Candytuft, perennial--Iberis gibraltarica,
						  I.sempervirens
55
*Castor bean--Ricinus communis
60
Cathedral bells--Cobaea scandens
65
Celosia--Celosia argentea
65
Centaurea: basket flower--entaurea
						  americana, Cornflower--C. cyanus, dusty miller--C.cineraria royal centaurea--C.
						  imperialis, sweet sultan, Amberboa moschata, Velvet centaurea--C. gymnocarpa
60
Chinese forget-me-not--Cynoglossum amabile
55
Chrysanthemum, annual--Chrysanthemum
						  carinatum, C., coronarium, C.segetum
40
Clarkia--Clarkia unguiculata
65
Cleome--Cleome hassleriana
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: cardinal larkspur--perennial
						  delphinuim--Delphinium cardinale; Pacific giant, gold metal and other hybrids,
						  belladonna, bellamosum types, Chinensis types D.elatum
55
Dianthus:
Carnation--Dianthus caryophyllus
60
China pinks--Dianthus Chinensis, Heddewigii, Heddensis
70
Grass pinks--Dianthus plumarius
60
Maiden pinks--Dianthus deltoide
60
Sweet William--Dianthus barbatu
70
Sweet Wivelsfield--Dianthus X allwoodii
60
Dracena--Cordyline australis
55
English daisy--Bellis perennis
55
Foxglove--Digitalis spp.
60
Gaillardia, annual--Gaillardia pulchella,
						  var.picta; perennial--G..aristata
45
Geum--Geum spp.
55
Gilia--Gilia spp.
65
Godetia--Clarkia amoena var. concinne
65
Gourds--Cucurbita spp.; Lagenaria spp.
70
Gypsophila: annual baby's breath--Gypsophila
						  elegans; perennial baby's breath--G. paniculata, G. pacifica, G. repens
70
Helichrysum--Helichrysum bracteatum
60
*Hollyhock--Alcea rosea
65
*Ipomopa: Cypress vine--Ipomea quamoclit;
						  Moonflower--I. alba; morning glories, cardinal climber, hearts and honey
						  vine--I. spp.
75
Job's tears--Coix lacryma-jobi
70
Kochia--Kochia scoparia trichophylla
55
Larkspur, annual--Consolida ambigua
60
Lantana--Lantana camara
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
Mighonette--Reseda odorata
55
Myosotis--Myosotis alpestris, M. oblongata,
						  M. pulastris, M. scorpioides
50
Nasturtium--Tropaeolum spp.
60
Nemesia--Nemesia spp.
65
Nemophila--Nemophila menziesil subsp.
						  insignis
70
Nicotiana--Nicotiana alata, N. X sanderae
65
Nierembergia--Nierembergia spp.
55
Nigella--Nigella damascena
55
Pansy--Viola tricolor
60
Penstemon--Penstemon barbatus, P.
						  grandiflorus, P. laevigatus, P.hirsutus
60
Petunia--Petunia spp.
45
Phacelia--Phacelia campanularia, P. minor,
						  P. tanace tifolia
65
Phlox, annual--Phlox drummondii 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 sinuata
						  gloxiniiflora, S. salpiglossis
60
Salvia--Scarlet Sage--Salvia splendens;
						  mealycup sage (blue bedder)--S. farinacea
50
Saponaria--Saponaria ocymoides, S. vaccaria
						  pyramidata
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
Stocks:Common--Matthiola incana; Evening
						  Scented--Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis
65
Sunflower--Helianthus spp.
65
*Sweet pea, annual and perennial other than
						  dwarf bush--Lathyrus odoratus, L. latifolius
75
*Sweet pea, dwarf bush--Lathyrus odoratus
65
Thunbergia--Thunbergia alata
60
Torch flower--Tithonia rotundifolia
70
Tritoma--Kniphofia spp.
65
Verbena, annual--Verbena X hybrida
35
Vinca--Catharanthus roseus
60
Viola--Viola cornuta
55
Wallflower--Cheiranthus cheiri
65
Zinnia--Zinnia angustifolia, Z. elegans,
						  Z.grandiflora, Z. acerosa, Z. peruviana
50
B.
				Testing tolerances shall not be applied unless the percentage of germination is
				shown on the seed package or label attached to the seed container. If no
				germination percentage is shown on the label, the seed must meet the minimum
				standards without benefit of tolerance.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4001 of the Code of Virginia.