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Luzula (parviflora)

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: Juncaceae
Family Common Name: Rush
Scientific Name: Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.
Common Name: smallflowered woodrush
Species Code: LUPA4
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14.)
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Seeds were placed in plastic germination boxes on moistened germination paper and stored in a growth chamber set at 8 degrees celcius days and 4 degrees celcius nights with 8 hours of light for 45 and 90 days each. One "control" box of seeds was left in a greenhouse set at fall temperatures (16 degrees celcius days/10 degrees celcius nights.)

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2005. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.