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Aureolaria (grandiflora)

Cathy Thomas
Propagator
Chicago Botanic Garden - Propagation
1000 Lake Cook Rd.
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
847-835-8240
847-835-1635 (fax)
cthomas@chicagobotanic.org
http://chicagobotanic.org

Family Scientific Name: Scrophulariaceae
Family Common Name: Figwort family
Scientific Name: Aureolaria grandiflora (Benth.) Pennell pulchra Pennell
Common Synonym: Gerardia grandiflora Benth. pulchra
Common Name: largeflowered yellow false foxglove
Species Code: AUGRP
Ecotype: oak woodland, McDonald Wood, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
General Distribution: IL, IN, MN, MO, WI
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 2 1/2
Time To Grow: 32 Weeks
Target Specifications: firmly rooted in a 2 1/2" container
Pre-Planting Treatments: Stratification: mixed with damp sand and stored at 38F for 12 weeks in a sealed plastic bag
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Growing Environment: Fully automated greenhouse.
Containers: Seeds sown into ITML brand 128 cell plug trays. Plugs transplanted into T.&O. brand SVD 2 1/2 inch containers.
Media: Seeds sown into Fafard Super Fine Germinating Mix. Plugs transplanted into Sunshine SB300 Universal bark mix.
Establishment Phase: Sow date was mid February. Seeds were hand sown 2 to 3 seeds per cell to compensate for possible lower germination rates. Seeds were covered with a thin layer of coarse vermiculite. Flats were watered in with mist and placed in a shaded greenhouse under an automated mist system set at 3 seconds of mist every 30 minutes. Air temperature was set at 65 F and bottom heat was run at 70 F. Seedlings were moved to a full sun greenhouse after germination. Temperatures were set at 68 F days and 64 F nights. Day length was extended to 12 hours using HID lights. Seedlings were hand watered when dry and fertilized weekly with 20-2-20 fertilizer at 200 ppm. Seedlings were thinned to one per cell.
Length of Establishment Phase: 12 weeks from sowing until plugs were ready to transplant.
Active Growth Phase: Plugs were transplanted when firmly rooted. Plants were grown in a full sun greenhouse where temperatures were set at 65 F days and 61 F nights. Day length was extended to 12 hours using HID lights. Plants were hand watered when dry and fertilized with 20-10-20 fertilizer at 237 ppm weekly.
Length of Active Growth Phase: 6 weeks
Hardening Phase: Plants were moved outdoors to a cold frame in early June.
Length of Hardening Phase: 2 weeks
References: USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database(http:/plants.usda.gov, 11 December 2007) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Citation:

Thomas, Catherine Suzanne. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Aureolaria grandiflora (Benth.) Pennell plants 2 1/2; Chicago Botanic Garden - Propagation Glencoe, Illinois. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/19). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.