25 Green Tea Plant Seeds Camellia sinensis Heirloom Organic Tea Shrub Tree Seeds to Plant Home Tea Garden Great Gifts for Tea Lovers

this was a waste of time and money. not recommended.

I received Dec 17. I planted Dec 18. It is now Dec 27 and I have plants that are coming out.I also planted white clover in September to nourish the soil.All 25 of my seeds sprouted. I did soak over night and planted them during our first rain.

UPDATE: I did NOT know, until too late for a RETURN (Amazon only gives you 30-Days), that the FIRST THING to do with Tea Plant Seeds, like these, is to put them into a Glass Jar of Water, and see whether they FLOAT or SINK. The SINK'ers are the OK ones (for now), and the FLOAT'ers are the BAD ONES. Reason is the GOOD ONES are SOLID with Viable Plant Embryos inside, READY to be SPROUT'ed. The BAD ONES have AIR POCKETS Inside, and FLOAT. I did NOT know this, until AFTER the 30-day RETURN PERIOD. I had Read that it CAN TAKE up to 5-Weeks for a GOOD SEED to Crack it's Outter Brown Shell, and Sprout, if you just cover them with a Damp Wet Paper Towel, and just keep it Moist, Daily (do NOT Soad in Water). So, that's what I was doing, waiting up to the 5-Week Maximum Period. It did NOT Crack nor Sprout, so I did MORE Research, and THAT was when I found out about the FLOATER vs SINKER Test, but it was TOO LATE to either RETURN or get a REFUND from Amazon. Oh well, that's Life, huh???!!! --- I'm treating this as a Hobby. I live in CA, where it's Illegal to Ship Live Plants, so this is the next better thing to do (that I can think of). It will take many years (3 to 5 years, at least... maybe longer), before I can actually "Pick" First Harvest, Early Spring, Tea Leaves, but I'm willing to give it my "Best Shot". If you look, the actual Seed Pods have Three Seeds in them, and since it's created by Pollenation, there is no telling what kind of Tea Plant and Leaves the plant will wind up producing. Kind of a game of "Surprise" (like having kids... you just don't know what you're going to get, until after it arrives), and who knows, maybe I'll get Real Lucky, and wind up with an Amazing Tea Plant, that produces Super-Duper Tea Leaves, on "First Pluck", in Early Spring (late March, or early April -- depends on the Location, and Zone). Anyway, I got exactly what I was looking for... Tea Plant, Real Seed's, for Planting, and was quite pleased with everything. I'm really hoping they Germinate, and start growing, this year. The Outer Shell is VERY HARD, and I read it usually will take FIVE WEEKS for the Plant to Break Through this Very Hard Outer Shell. Well, I've had this thing in a damp paper towel now for THREE WEEKS, and still NO ACTION. If you're looking to get Real Tea Plant Seeds, this is one way to do it, but be prepared to have GREAT PATIENCE. I hope this thing does Sprout. (see UPDATE -- None of them either Crack the Brown Shell, nor Sprout!!!) --- When it does, I'll UPDATE this Review. Until then, PEACE and TEA be With YOU!!! :o)

Over half of them were bad or nothing in the shell. You would think they would float their seeds to take out the bad ones but its obvious they don't care what you get. They also included very small ones that weren't even what you would pick for quality seed because those are underdeveloped. VERY LAZY

Do not buy. These are hollow husks. Not one sprouted.

Not a single one germinated. I’m not sure even these seeds are real.This was a total waste of money

Seeds looked old. Researched how to germinate. Tried several methods. Not one germinated

Tested about 10 of 25 all but 2 floated after 24 none of the 10 sprouted yet.