From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Specimen may refer to: 1  Sample (material), a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount of that thing(s).  Biological specimen or biospecimen, a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research.
Stephanotis take anywhere from two weeks to two months to germinate. After about two weeks as small seedlings prick them out and plant them into a larger container. Stephanotis grows throughout most of Australia, although the plant doesnt thrive in the cold.
Growing from Sod. Walter Reeves states that it takes about 10 days to establish zoysia grass from sod. As with growing zoysia from sprigs, gardeners must also stringently water newly laid sod.