2VAC5-390-110. 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 | |
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| Canterbury bells--Campanula medium | 60 |
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| Cup and Saucer bellflower--Campanula medium calycanthema | 60 |
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| Carpathian bellflower--Campanula carpatica | 50 |
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| 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 | |
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| Carnation--Dianthus caryophyllus | 60 |
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| China pinks--Dianthus Chinensis, Heddewigii, Heddensis | 70 |
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| Grass pinks--Dianthus plumarius | 60 |
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| Maiden pinks--Dianthus deltoide | 60 |
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| Sweet William--Dianthus barbatu | 70 |
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| 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.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4001 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR115-04-09 § 11, eff. November 13, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 2, Issue 4, eff. December 24, 1985; Volume 2, Issue 17, eff. June 25, 1986; Volume 3, Issue 1, eff. November 12, 1986; Volume 7, Issue 7, eff. January 31, 1991; Volume 25, Issue 11, eff. March 4, 2009.