Fig. 2 Vegetative growth under developmental soil temperature (SoilT, x-axis) across germination strategies (GS) indicated by the mean ± SE: a) Relative leaf increment and b) Absolute leaf number at vegetative stage, c) Relative leaf increment, and d) Absolute leaf number at the transition to reproductive stage. At the early vegetative stage, the effects of germination strategy and soil temperature were more pronounced than at the transition to reproduction. Significant terms are indicated by the bolded term and asterisk; * = significant at p < 0.05, ** = significant at p < 0.001. Line colour represents germination strategy (GS): green (I: immediate), blue (S: staggered), red (P: postponed), yellow (PD: postponed-deep).