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]