Koeleria (macrantha)
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Sam Holdaway Greenhouse Intern Denver Botanic Gardens 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd Littleton, Colorado 80128 303-437-5327;435-279-6643 darbyb@botanicgardens.org; hldwysm@yahoo.com www.botanicgardens.org |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Poaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Grass Family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb). Schult | ||
| Common Name: | Prairie Junegrass | ||
| Species Code: | KOEMAC | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | Weeks | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Wild Collected Mid July | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Treatment A was directly sown into plugs and put in the greenhouse (60F at night, 75F during daylight). Treatment B 15 days cold stratification in refrigerator. Removed after 15 days and set in greenhouse. Both A&B treatments were covered with vermiculite. Treatment A yielded 30% germination. Treatment B yielded 26% germination. |
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| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Greenhouse. 98 cell plug trays. Fafard germinating mix. | ||
| Establishment Phase: | Tray was filled with Fafard germinating mix then wells in each plug were made with a finger and then an individual seed was placed in well. Vermiculite then was sprinkled over the top of wells and the seed tray was gently watered by hand and then placed on greenhouse benches and watered by hand once daily. | ||
| Length of Establishment Phase: | 2 weeks from seed to germination. Treatment B when removed from refrigerator had 22% of seed sown alredy germinated | ||
Citation:
Holdaway, Sam. 2012. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb). Schult plants Denver Botanic Gardens Littleton, Colorado. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/21). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
