Native to Europe. This is the official medicinal Pulsatilla. The fresh plant tincture of Pulsatilla is used to calm nervous disorders associated with menopause, PMS or insomnia. A little goes a long way, a lot is potentially toxic. Sow seed in greenhouse in a flat.
Germination usually takes a little over a month.
Do not give up. Keep it moist, and keep watching. They will sprout. Allow plants to grow closely together in the flat for a full year, then prick out to pots or transplant to the garden. Likes to grow in the full sun among rocks.