The treatment I've been using (for species tree peonies) is to remove the radicle end of the seed coat (carefully!), cold moist stratify until the radicle forms, then soaking in giberillic acid and sowing the seeds normally. I've read about folks simply scarifying, soaking in GA-3, and stratifying, as well as all other manner of pretreatment (soaking in rubbing alcohol, soaking in indoleacetic acid, anaerobic fermentation, maybe a combination of all of the above!) -joe On Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 12:49 AM John Wickham <jwickham@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > George, > Seeds require treatment. They have a very tough outer coat that should be > nicked to allow for better germination. There are other treatments that may > be effective too. > > If you can't find seed, Las Pilitas in Santa Margarita sells plants. > John Wickham > > On Tuesday, July 10, 2018 8:56 PM, George Goldsmith < > g_goldsmith@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm writing to see if anyone on the list has had experience growing > either of the two California native peonies, Paeonia brownii or Paeonia > californica. If so, can you provide any guidance on growing these from > seed? Also, if anyone is aware of sources for seeds for these two plants, > that would be helpful also. Thank you. > > George Goldsmith > (33.998702, -117.797542) > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…