Thanks William! Your post makes me feel better about the situation. I do hope they flower this year.
I thought about taking pics, but it was at the end of a long hot gardening day and I just wanted to get them in the ground. There were no sprouts btw. They were stored in their original packaging which included peat, but obviously they still dried out. I had been told in another forum initially to leave them in the packaging and not moisten the peat.
Would it have helped to soak them prior to planting? Or just best to plant?
Welcome to the forum! And thanks again for your reply!