Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Chapter 1 - Seed
Section 12 KAR 1:170 - Germination standards for flower seed

Kind

Germination %

Archillea (The Pearl) - Achillea ptarmica

50

African daisy - Dimorphotheca aurantiaca

55

African violet - Saintpaulia spp.

30

Ageratum - Ageratum mexi-canum

60

Agrostemma (rose campion) - Agrostemma coronaria

65

Alyssum - Alyssum compac-tum, A. maritimum, A. pro-cumbens, and A. saxatile

60

Amaranthus - Amaranthus spp.

65

Anagalis (Primpernel) - Ana-galis arvensis, A. coerulia, and A. grandiflora

60

Anemone - Anemone coro-naria, and A. pulsatilla

55

Angel's trumpet - Datura ar-borea

60

Arabis - Arabis alpina

60

Arctotis (African lilac daisy) -Arctotis grandis

45

Armeria - Armeria formosa

55

Asparagus, Fern - Asparagus plumosus

50

Asparagus, Sprenger - Asparagus sprengeri

55

Aster, China - Callistephus

55

chinensis; except Pompon, Powderpuff, and Princess types

Aster, China - Callistephus chinensis; Pompon, Powderpuff, and Princess types

50

Aubretia - Aubretia deltoides

45

Baby Smilax - Aparagus as - paragoides

25

Balsam - Impatiens balsamina

70

Begonia - (Begonia fibrous rooted)

60

Begonia - (Begonia tuberous rooted)

50

Bells of Ireland - Molucella laevis

60

Brachycome (Swan River daisy) - Brachycome iberidifolia

60

Browallia - Browallia elata and B. speciosa

65

Bupthalum (Sunwheel) - Bu-phthalum salicifolium

60

Calceolaria - Calceolaria spp.

60

Calendula - Calendula offici-nalis

65

California poppy - Eschschol-tzia californica

60

Calliopsis - Coreopsis bicolor, C. drummondi, and C. elegans

65

Campulana:

Canterbury bells - Campanula medium

60

Cup and saucer bellflower -Campanula medium calycan-thema

60

Carpathian bellflower - Campanula carpatica

50

Peach bellflower - Campanula persicifolia

50

Candytuft, Annual - Iberis amara, and I. umbellata

65

Candytuft, Perennial - Iberis gibraltarica, and I. sempervi-rens

55

*Castor bean - Ricinus com-munis

60

Cathedral bells - Cobaea scandens

65

Celosia - Celosia argentea

65

Centaurea: Basket flower - Centaurea americana, Cornflower - C. cyanus, Dusty miller - C. candidissima, Royal Centaurea - C. imperialis, Sweet sultan - C. moschata, and Velvet Cantaurea - C. gymnocarpa

60

Cerastium (Snow-in-summer) -Cerastium biebersteini and C. tomentosum

65

Chinese forget-me-not -Cynoglossum amabile

55

Chrysanthemum, Annual -Chrysanthmum carinatum, C. coronarium, and C. segetum

40

Cineraria - Senecio cruentus

60

Clarkia - Clarkia elegans

65

Cleome - Cleome gigantea

65

Coleus - Coleus blumei

65

Columbine - Aquilegia spp.

50

Coral bells - Heuchera san-guinea

55

Coreopsis, Perennial - Coreopsis lanceolata

40

Corn, Ornamental - Zea mays

75

Cosmos:

Sensation, Mammoth, and Crested types - Cosmos bipin-natus; and Klondyke type - C. sulphureau

65

Crossandra - Crossandra in-fundibuliformis

50

Dahlia - Dahlia spp.

55

Daylily - Hemerocallis spp.

45

Delphinium, Perennial: Belladonna and Bellamosum types; Cardinal larkspur - Delphinium cardinale; Chinensis types; and Pacific giant, Gold medal, and other hybrids of D. elatum

55

Dianthus:

Carnation - Dianthus caryo-phyllus

60

China pinks - Dianthus chinensis, D. heddewigi, and D. heddensis

70

Grass pinks - Dianthus plu-marius

60

Maiden pinks - Dianthus delti-odes

60

Sweet William - Dianthus bar-batus

70

Sweet Wivelsfield - Dianthus allwoodi

60

Didiscus (Blue lace flower) -Didiscus coerulea

65

Doronicum (Leopard's bane) -Doronicum caucasicum

60

Dracaena - Dracaena indivisa

55

Dragon tree - Dracaena draco

40

English daisy - Bellis perennis

55

Flax:

Golden flax - Linum flavum, Flowering flax - L. grandiflo-rum, and Perennial flax - L. perenne

60

Flowering maple - Abutilon spp.

35

Foxglove - Digitalis spp.

60

Gaillardia, Annual - Gaillardia pulchella and G. picta

45

Gaillardia, Perennial - G. grandiflora

45

Gerbera (transvaal daisy) -Gerbera Jamesoni

60

Geum - Geum spp.

55

Gilia - Gilia spp.

65

Glosiosa daisy (rudbeckia) -Echinacea purpurea and Rud-beckia hirta

60

Gloxinia - Sinningia speciosa

40

Godetia - Godetia amoena and G. grandiflora

65

Gourds:

Yellow flowered - Cucurbita pepo, White flowered - Lage-naria sisceraria, and Dishcloth - Luffa cylindrica

70

Gypsohilia:

Annual baby's breath - Gyp-sophila elegans; and Perennial baby's breath - G. paniculata, G. pacifica, and G. repens

70

Helenium - Helenium autum-

40

nale

Helichrysum - Helichrysum monstrosum

60

Heliopsis - Heliopsis scabra

55

Heliotrope - Heliotropium spp.

35

Helipterum (Acroclinium) - Hel-ipterum roseum

60

Hesperis (Sweet rocket) -Hesperis matronalis

65

*Hollyhock - Althea rosea

65

Hunnemania (Mexican tulip poppy) - Hunnemania fumar-iaefolia

60

*Hyacinth bean - Dolichos lab-lab

70

Impatiens - Impatiens holstii and I. sultani

55

*Ipomea:

Cypress vine - Ipomea quamoclit; Moonflower - I. Noctiflora; and Morning glories, Cardinal climber, Hearts and Honey vine - Ipomea spp.

75

Jerusalem-cross (Maltese cross) - Lychnis chalcedonica

70

Job's tears - Coix lacrymajobi

70

Kochia - Kochia childsi

55

Larkspur, Annual - Delphinium ajacis

60

Lantana - Lantana camara, L. hybrida

35

Lilium (Regal lily) - Lilium regale

50

Linaria - Linaria spp.

65

Lobelia, Annual - Lobellia eri-nus

65

Lunaria, Annual-Lunaria an-nua

65

*Lupine - Lupinus spp.

65

Marigold - Tagetes spp.

65

Marvel of Peru - Mirabilis jala-pa

60

Matricaria (Feverfew) - Matri-caria spp.

60

Mignonette - Reseda odorata

55

Myosotis - Myosotis alpestris, M. oblongata, and M. palustris

50

Nasturtium - Tropaeolum spp.

60

Nemesia - Nemesia spp.

65

Nemophila - Nemophila insig-nis

70

Nemophila, Spotted - Ne-mophila maculata

60

Nicotiana - Nicotiana affinis, N. sanderae, and N. sylvestris

65

Nierembergia - Nirembergia spp.

55

Nigella - Nigella damascena

55

Pansy - Viola tricolor

60

Penstemon - Penstemon bar-batus, P. grandflorus, P. laev-igatus, and P. pubescens

60

Petunia - Petunia spp.

45

Phacelia - Phacelia campanu-laria, P. minor, and P. tanacetifolia

65

Phlox, Annual - Phlox drum-mondi (all types and varieties)

55

Physalis - Physalis spp.

60

Platycodon (Balloon flower) -Platycodon grandiflorum

60

Plumbago, Cape - Plumbago capensis

50

Ponytail - Beaucarnea recur-vata

40

Poppy:

Shirley poppy - Papaver rhoe-as, Iceland poppy - Papaver nudicaule, Oriental poppy - P. orientale, and Tulip poppy - P. glaucum

60

Portulace - Portulaca grandi-flora

55

Primula (primrose) - Primula spp.

50

Pyrethrum (painted daisy) -Pyrethrum coccineum

60

Salpiglossis - Salpiglossis gloxinaeflora and S. sinuata

60

Salvia:

Scarlet sage - Salvia splen-dens, and Mealycup sage (Blue bedder) - Salvia farina-cea

50

Saponaria - Saponaria ocy-moides and S. vaccaria

60

Scabiosa, Annual - Scaboisa atropurpurea

50

Scabiosa, Perennial -Scaboisa caucasica

40

Schizanthus - Schizanthus spp.

60

*Sensitive plant (mimosa) -Mimosa pudica

65

Shasta daisy - Chrysanthemum maximum and C. leucan-themum

65

Silk oak - Grevillea robusta

25

Snapdragon - Antirrhinum spp.

55

Solanum - Solanum spp.

60

Statice - Statice sinuata and S. suworonii (flower heads)

50

Stocks:

Common - Mathiola incana and Evening scented - Mathio-la bicornis

65

Sunflower - Helianthus spp.

70

Sunrose - Helianthemum spp.

30

*Sweet pea, Annual and Perennial other than dwarf bush - Lathyrus odoratus and L. lati-folius

75

*Sweet pea, Dwarf bush -Lathyrus odoratus

65

Tahoka daisy - Machaeanthe-ra tanacetifolia

60

Thunbergia - Thunbergia alata

60

Torch flower - Tithonia speci-osa

70

Torenia (Wishbone flower) -Torenia fournieri

70

Tritoma - Kniphofia spp.

65

Verbena, Annual - Verbena hybrida

35

Vinca - Vinca rosea

60

Viola - Viola cornuta

55

Virginian stocks - Malcolmia maritima

65

Wallflower - Cheiranthus al-lioni

65

Yucca (Adam's needle) - Yucca filamentosa

50

Zinna (except Linearis and Creeping) Zinnia angustifolia,

65

Z. elegans, Z. grandiflora, Z. gracillima, Z. haegeana, Z. multiflora, and Z. pumila

Zinnia, Linearis and Creeping -Zinnia linearis and Sanvitaila procumbens

50

All other kinds

50