Hello Shane, For sure do NOT give them a hot water treatment! I remember a failure to germinate these seeds and Mauro Peixoto from Brazil Plants told me that they need a prophylactic treatment with fungicide. Mine had succumbed to mildew. Personally I would not germinate these in water (I do that with excellent results with the flat seeded species that float on the water ) but sow in something like sand, pumice, fine graded lava, perlite or vermiculite. And better not keep them in an enclosed humid condition which would encourage fungal infection. Good luck! Uli Von meinem iPad gesendet _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…