Mendel’s Gardens

Actaea pachypoda

white baneberry

Family RanunculaceaeGenus Actaea

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

  1. Clean the flesh off the seed

    The seeds are enclosed in a berry

  2. Leach in running water

    Duration: 7 days

    washed in water and cleaned daily

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  4. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  5. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

    Germination took place at 40, but only after one or more prior cycles.

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.

85% germination in 21–42 days.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, ActaeaPublic domain
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Actaea (Ranunculaceae). The seeds are enclosed in a berry and were given an initial WC for 7 d. Germination took place at 40, but only after one or more prior cycles. The radicle develops at 40 to a length of 2-3 inches after which growth stops. … A. pachypoda germ. 40-70-40(85-90% in 3-6 w, zero order with md. t 20 d and 5%Id) using fresh seeds
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Actaea. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; the step names come from a fixed list.

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol above.

Habit
Perennial, Forb/herb
Native range
Canada, lower 48 states

Source: PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.