Herb

Literature Recommendations

Our Experience at KSU

Latin Name

Common Name

Seed Treatment

Germination

Germ. %

KSU Germ.

Transplant

 Time

Recommendations

     Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

Light

10-12 Days

70%

6 Days

8-12 Weeks

Small seed   

     Althea officinalis

Marshmallow

Stratify 7 Days

3-5 Weeks

70%

11 Days

8 Weeks

Spreads quickly

     Arctium lappa

Burdock

No Treatment

1-2 Weeks

80-90%

7 Days

4-8 weeks

Direct seed biennial

     Artemesia vulgaris

Mugwort

Stratify 2 weeks.

2--4 Weeks

70%

10-12 Weeks

Small seed

     Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed

Stratify

Several Weeks

2-3 Weeks

40%

8 Days

12-16 Weeks

Grows slowly

     Astragalus

     membranaceus

Milk Vetch

Stratify 3 Weeks,

Scarify and soak

4 Weeks

50%

2 Days

(overnight soak)

12 Weeks

Soak overnight

     Borago officinalis

Borage

No Treatment

7-14 Days

75%

10 Days

6 Weeks

Direct seed

     Calendula officinalis

Calendula

No Treatment

7-10 Days

80%

4 Days

8 Weeks

Direct seed

    Cnicus benidictus

Blessed Thistle

No Treatment

7-15 Days

60%

5 Days

4-8 weeks

Direct seed

      Echinacea angustifolia

Narrow Leaf

Cone Flower

Stratify 90 Days,

Light

10-20 Days

50%

15 Days

12 Weeks

Direct seed in fall

     Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple

Cone Flower

Stratify 60 Days,

Light

10-20 Days

50%

4 Days

8-12 Weeks

Direct seed in fall

      Echinacea purpurea

Purple

Cone Flower

No Treatment

10-20 Days

70%

9 Days

8-12 Weeks

Direct seed

     Eupatorium perfoliatum

Boneset

Stratify 7 Days,

Light

2-3 Weeks

80-90%

13 Days

8-12 Weeks

Small seed   

      Eupatorium purpureum

Joe Pye Weed

Stratify 7 Days,

Light

3-4 Weeks

12 Days

8-12 Weeks

Likes moisture

     Glycyrrhiza glabra

Licorice

Soak and Scarify

7-14 Days

70-80%

7 Days

12-16 Weeks

Soak overnight

     Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Licorice

Soak and Scarify

7-14 Days

70-80%

7 Days

12-16 Weeks

Soak overnight

     Hypericum perforatum

St. John's Wort

Light

3-4 Weeks

70%

3 Weeks

12 Weeks

Small seed   

    Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop

No Treatment

10-20 Days

70%

6 Days

10-12 Weeks

Small seed   

    Inula helenium

Elcampane

No Treatment

3-4 Weeks

50%

6 Days

8-12 Weeks

Direct seed

    Leonurus cardiaca

Mother Wort

Stratify

Several Weeks

2 Weeks

75%

15 Days

10-12 Weeks

Small seed   

    Lespedeza capitata

Round Head Lespedeza

    Levisticum officinale

Lovage

Stratify 1-2 Weeks

2 Weeks

5%

12 Days

8-12 Weeks

Poor germination

  Marrubuim vulgare

Horehound

No Treatment

2-3 Weeks

70%

9 Days

8-12 Weeks

Small seed   

  Matricaria recutita

Chamomile

No Treatment

7-14 Days

70%

8-10 Weeks

Quick crop

     Monarda fistulosa

Monarda

Stratify 3 Months

2-3 Weeks

60-70%

8 Days

8-weeks

Spreads quickly

    Nepeta cataria

Catnip

Stratify 2-3 Weeks

2-3 Weeks

50%

2-3 Months

Spreads quickly

     Oenothera biennis

Evening Primrose

Stratify

Several Weeks

2-weeks

80%

8 Days

8-10 weeks

Biennial

     Origanum Vulgare

Oregano

Stratify 1 Week

7-14 Days

70%

8 Weeks

Spreads quickly

    Passiflora incarnata

Passion Flower

Stratify 1 Week

3 Weeks

40%

8-10 Weeks

Difficult to germinate

     Prunella vulgaris

Self Heal

Stratify 1 Month

3 Weeks

70%

12 Days

8 Weeks

Spreads quickly

     Rumex acetosella

Sheep Sorrel

No Treatment

7-10 Days

70%

7 Days

8 Weeks

Spreads quickly

     Ruta graveolens

Garden Rue

Stratify 1 Week

7-10 Days

50%

14 Days

8-10 Weeks

Handle with gloves

    Salvia apiana

White Sage

Stratify 1 Week

2-3 Weeks,

 80°

40%

9 Days

10-12 Weeks

annual in Kansas

     Scutellaria lateriflora

Skullcap

Stratify 1 Week

2-4 Weeks

75%

13 Days

10-12 Weeks

Spreads quickly

     Sillibum marianum

Milk Thistle

No Treatment

10-14 Days

90%

10 Days

4 Weeks

Direct seed

     Spilanthes

Toothache

High Temperature

10 Days

100%

4 Days

4-8 weeks

Spreads quickly

     Stevia rebaudiana

Stevia

No Treatment,

 bottom Heat

2-3 Weeks

30%

4 Days

8-10 Weeks

Difficult to germinate

     Tanacetum parthenium

Fever Few

Stratify 1 Week,

Light

10-14 Days