PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ITEM DESCRIPTION BEFORE SENDING EMAILS. MOST EVERY QUESTION IS ANSWERED IN THE DESCRIPTION PLUS DETAILED SOWING INSTRUCTIONS. WE DO NOT SEND PRINTED MATTER. Thank you. $$$ SAVE MONEY by ordering more than 1 item from our store. We charge only one flatrate to ship your items, no matter how many items you buy $$$ Please make sure your address is up to date. We cannot change addresses after the order has been placed, and we cannot cancel orders. Scarify the seeds with a file to have them soak up the water better, soak the seeds overnight in water. Place the tree peony seeds in a 1-quart plastic bag filled with 1 cup of moistened perlite. Seal the bag, and place it in a moderately warm, dark area of your house such as inside a kitchen cupboard. Check the seeds every day. Remoisten the perlite with a spray bottle whenever it feels nearly dry. Inspect the seeds for the emergence of a single, translucent white root. Transfer the sprouted tree peony seeds into individual 4-inch starter pots filled with a sterile, soilless growing mix. Poke a hole in the growing mix that is deep enough to accommodate the root. Moisten the growing mix with a spray bottle after transplanting the seed. Place the pots in a cool area where temperatures stay around 40 Fahrenheit, such as outdoors against a north-facing wall or inside the crisper drawer of a refrigerator. Keep the tree peony seedlings under cool conditions for 10 to 12 weeks. Regularly moisten the growing mix so that it never completely dries out. Cover the pots with a plastic bag if the growing mix tends to dry out quickly. After the cooling time, transfer the tree peony seedlings to a very bright location where temperatures stay around 60 F, such as indoors near a north-facing window or outdoors under a shaded porch. Grow the tree peony seedlings under bright, cool conditions for their first summer. Water them only when the top 2 inches of soil dries out. Acclimate them to partial sun exposure for two weeks before transplanting them. Transplant the tree peonies into the garden in fall after the foliage dies back. Choose a bed with dappled shade and moist, fast-draining soil. Spread a 3-inch-thick layer of mulch around each plant to protect the roots. Hardy zone 3-8, great cut flower========= I garantee to deliver fresh viable, germination tested seeds. However, seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of my control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Consequentially, I cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes. No refunds or replacements on non germinated seeds. If you don't agree to this do not spend your money.