Thysanotus dichotomus       0

- New Western Australian species of Thysanotus R. Br. (Liliaceae), Brittan, Norman H. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1971 Vol. 54 pag. 76-94. Address

Biological type: bulb
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: mauve
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 3,2ft x 3,2ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h
Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until May

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 5.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Bulbs; 2L forestry pot, 3L forestry pot, 25L high container, 145L wide cup
Propagation is done by root division

AUTUMN Keep in refrigerator at 39°F in dry condition. Soak the seeds in ambient water for 12h with a SmokeDisk. Sow the seeds at 5mm depth in the Bulb Substrate between 64-72°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight.
The average seed weight is 478,5 per gram (0,00209g).

Germination references
- Effects of temperature, light and gibberellic acid on the germination of seeds of 43 species native to Western Australia, Bell, David T., Rokich, Deanna P. McChesney, Catherine J. & Plummer, Julie A. Journal of Vegetation Science 1995 Vol. 6(6) pag. 797-806. DOI
- Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin, Carol & Baskin, J.M. 2014 pag. 1-1586. DOI