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Tellima (grandiflora)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Saxifragaceae
Family Common Name: Saxifrage Family
Scientific Name: Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl.
Common Synonym: Tellima odorata T.J. Howell
Common Name: Big Flower Tellima
Species Code: TELGRA
Ecotype: Muir Woods, California
General Distribution: T. grandiflora is found in moist woods, mostly below 5,000 feet elevation; from the coast ranges and Sierras in California north to Alaska.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 4 inch pots
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: N/A
Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning: None required.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept dry and stored in a refrigerator.
Pre-Planting Treatments: None required.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Transplanting Germinants.
Seeds are sown in flats containing Sunshine Mix #4 Aggregate Plus (peat moss, perlite, major and minor nutrients, gypsum, and dolomitic lime).
Seeds are surface sown.
Flats are watered in with an automatic mist and irrigation system.
Seeds are sown on June 1st.
% Germination: N/A
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinate 112 days after sowing.
Seedlings are transplanted 112 days after germination to individual containers (4inch pots) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand.
Transplant Survival averages 95%.
Length of Establishment Phase: 4 months
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl. plants 4 inch pots; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/25). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.