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Nemophila (menziesii)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Hydrophyllaceae
Family Common Name: Waterleaf family
Scientific Name: Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. (Fisch. & Mey.) Chandler
Common Name: baby blue eyes
Species Code: NEME
Ecotype: Collected in Lane Co. Oregon, near Eugene.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Grow plugs to be transplanted into a field covered with weed fabric for seed increase.
Propagule Collection: The weed fabric was vacuumed using small battery-powered hand vacuums to collect seed that had shattered.
Propagule Processing: seeds were cleaned using a small air-screen machine.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine #1 (a soul-less peat based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats were placed in an unheated greenhouse (avg. temp: 40 degree days, 35 degree nights).
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 After 1 month, flats were moved to heated greenhouse set at moderate temperatures (65 degree days, 50 degree nights).
Establishment Phase: Seeds will only germinate in cool temperatures. Seeds germinated in 2-4 weeks.
Other Comments: Seeds are sown in December in a minimally heated greenhouse (about 50 degrees). Plugs are ready to be transplanted outside in mid march.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. (Fisch. & Mey.) Chandler plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/25). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.