Section 110. Flower seed and minimum germination standards

A. The kinds of flower seeds listed below are those for which standard testing procedures have been prescribed and which are, therefore, required to be labeled in accordance with the germination labeling provisions of §§ 3.2-4000 and 3.2-4008 of the Code of Virginia. The percentage listed opposite each kind is the germination standard for that kind. For the kinds marked with an asterisk, this percentage is the total of percentage germination and percentage hard seed. For other kinds, it is the percentage germination.

Kind		Minimum Germination Standard
African daisy--Dimorphotheca sinuata		55
Ageratum--Ageratum houstonianum		60
Alyssum--Alyssum compactum, A.Lobularia maritima, A.saxatile		60
Anemone--Anemone pulsatilla		55
Angel's trumpet--Brugmansia arborea		60
Arabis--Arabis alpina		60
Aster, China--Callistephus chinensis except Pompon, Powderpuff, and Princess types		55
Aster, China--Callistephus chinensis, Pompon, Powderpuff and Princess types		50
Aubrieta--Aubrieta deltoidea		45
Balsam--Impatiens balsamina		70
Calendula--Calendula officinalis		65
California poppy--Eschscholzia californica		60
Calliopsis--Corepsis tinctoria C. basalis		65
Campanula:
	Canterbury bells--Campanula medium	60
	Cup and Saucer bellflower--Campanula medium calycanthema	60
	Carpathian bellflower--Campanula carpatica	50
	Peach bellflower--Campanula persicifolia	50
Candytuft, annual--Iberis amara, I. umbellata		65
Candytuft, perennial--Iberis gibraltarica, I.sempervirens		55
*Castor bean--Ricinus communis		60
Cathedral bells--Cobaea scandens		65
Celosia--Celosia argentea		65
Centaurea: basket flower--entaurea americana, Cornflower--C. cyanus, dusty miller--C.cineraria royal centaurea--C. imperialis, sweet sultan, Amberboa moschata, Velvet centaurea--C. gymnocarpa		60
Chinese forget-me-not--Cynoglossum amabile		55
Chrysanthemum, annual--Chrysanthemum carinatum, C., coronarium, C.segetum		40
Clarkia--Clarkia unguiculata		65
Cleome--Cleome hassleriana		65
Columbine--Aquilegia spp.		50
Coral bells--Heuchera sanguinea		55
Coreopsis, perennial--Coreopsis lanceolata		40
Cosmos: Sensation, Mammoth and Crested type--Cosmos bipinnatus; Klondyke type--C. sulphureus		65
Dahlia--Dahlia spp		55
Delphinium: cardinal larkspur--perennial delphinuim--Delphinium cardinale; Pacific giant, gold metal and other hybrids, belladonna, bellamosum types, Chinensis types D.elatum		55
Dianthus:
	Carnation--Dianthus caryophyllus	60
	China pinks--Dianthus Chinensis, Heddewigii, Heddensis	70
	Grass pinks--Dianthus plumarius	60
	Maiden pinks--Dianthus deltoide	60
	Sweet William--Dianthus barbatu	70
	Sweet Wivelsfield--Dianthus X allwoodii	60
Dracena--Cordyline australis		55
English daisy--Bellis perennis		55
Foxglove--Digitalis spp.		60
Gaillardia, annual--Gaillardia pulchella, var.picta; perennial--G..aristata		45
Geum--Geum spp.		55
Gilia--Gilia spp.		65
Godetia--Clarkia amoena var. concinne		65
Gourds--Cucurbita spp.; Lagenaria spp.		70
Gypsophila: annual baby's breath--Gypsophila elegans; perennial baby's breath--G. paniculata, G. pacifica, G. repens		70
Helichrysum--Helichrysum bracteatum		60
*Hollyhock--Alcea rosea		65
*Ipomopa: Cypress vine--Ipomea quamoclit; Moonflower--I. alba; morning glories, cardinal climber, hearts and honey vine--I. spp.		75
Job's tears--Coix lacryma-jobi		70
Kochia--Kochia scoparia trichophylla		55
Larkspur, annual--Consolida ambigua		60
Lantana--Lantana camara		35
Linaria--Linaria spp.		65
Lobelia, annual--Lobelia erinus		65
Lunaria, annual--Lunaria annua		65
*Lupine--Lupinus spp.		65
Marigold--Tagetes spp.		65
Marvel of Peru--Mirabilis jalapa		60
Mighonette--Reseda odorata		55
Myosotis--Myosotis alpestris, M. oblongata, M. pulastris, M. scorpioides		50
Nasturtium--Tropaeolum spp.		60
Nemesia--Nemesia spp.		65
Nemophila--Nemophila menziesil subsp. insignis		70
Nicotiana--Nicotiana alata, N. X sanderae		65
Nierembergia--Nierembergia spp.		55
Nigella--Nigella damascena		55
Pansy--Viola tricolor		60
Penstemon--Penstemon barbatus, P. grandiflorus, P. laevigatus, P.hirsutus		60
Petunia--Petunia spp.		45
Phacelia--Phacelia campanularia, P. minor, P. tanace tifolia		65
Phlox, annual--Phlox drummondii all types and varieties		55
Physalis--Physalis spp.		60
Poppy: shirley poppy--Papaver rhoeas; Iceland poppy--P. nudicaule; oriental poppy--P. orientale; tulip poppy--P. glaucum		60
Portulaca--Portulaca grandiflora		55
Salpiglossis--Salpiglossis sinuata gloxiniiflora, S. salpiglossis		60
Salvia--Scarlet Sage--Salvia splendens; mealycup sage (blue bedder)--S. farinacea		50
Saponaria--Saponaria ocymoides, S. vaccaria pyramidata		60
Scabiosa, annual--Scabiosa atropurpurea		50
Scabiosa, perennial--Scabiosa caucasica		40
Schizanthus--Schizanthus spp.		60
Shasta Daisy--Chrysanthemum maximum, C. leucanthemum		65
Snapdragon--Antirrhinum spp.		55
Solanum--Solanum spp.		60
Stocks:Common--Matthiola incana; Evening Scented--Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis		65
Sunflower--Helianthus spp.		65
*Sweet pea, annual and perennial other than dwarf bush--Lathyrus odoratus, L. latifolius		75
*Sweet pea, dwarf bush--Lathyrus odoratus		65
Thunbergia--Thunbergia alata		60
Torch flower--Tithonia rotundifolia		70
Tritoma--Kniphofia spp.		65
Verbena, annual--Verbena X hybrida		35
Vinca--Catharanthus roseus		60
Viola--Viola cornuta		55
Wallflower--Cheiranthus cheiri		65
Zinnia--Zinnia angustifolia, Z. elegans, Z.grandiflora, Z. acerosa, Z. peruviana		50

B. Testing tolerances shall not be applied unless the percentage of germination is shown on the seed package or label attached to the seed container. If no germination percentage is shown on the label, the seed must meet the minimum standards without benefit of tolerance.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR115-04-09 § 11, eff. November 13, 1985; amended, Volume 02, Issue 04, eff. December 24, 1985; Volume 02, Issue 17, eff. June 25, 1986; Volume 03, Issue 01, eff. November 12, 1986; Volume 07, Issue 07, eff. January 31, 1991; Volume 25, Issue 11, eff. March 4, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-4001 of the Code of Virginia.