Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter587 Agricultural Products and Seeds |
SEEDS GENERALLY |
NAC587.140. Flower seeds: Germination standards.
- 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]