Moist (recalcitrant/desiccation-sensitive)
Seed cannot be dried. Moisture content is near 100% at dispersal and viability is lost once it falls below somewhere between 30% and 65%, depending on species. Store in a moist medium and sow as soon as possible.
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How to Collect and Germinate Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Seeds
These seeds have a two-part germination, sending out a root after a period of warm–moist stratification, then a shoot after…