First, let me say that there were generous numbers of seed(lings) in the three packets I received, and I potted them up the night they arrived. There were less than 10 that were in such a condition that I didn't even try to plant them. Most of the seed had sprouted quite a long root and many already had an accompanying leaf. I planted them with the seed sitting above the soil, with the root as far into the soil as was practical, which wasn't easy, since many of them were shaped like a corkscrew due to having sprouted in transit. I placed them in a sunny south facing windowsill for their first two days, because I didn't want to burn the leaves. Now, they are outside where they are getting direct sun until noon or so. They are looking very healthy and grow sturdier by the day. The discussion on their growth cycle was not really conclusive, but since they are coming to us now, in what is springtime in their native country, I'm assuming that the parents of these seed are leafing out right about now, and are summer growers. Is this correct? I'm thinking about staging them indoors and under lights over the winter in order to give them the day length and warmth they need until they can go back outside next summer. By next winter they should be large enough to let go dormant. I would like to again thank everyone involved in making this seed distribution possible. I'm enjoying them immensely! Jamie