It's not beyond the realms of possibility that they're a horticultural version of COVID-19. The world's getting dirtier by the day. You wouldn't get the Aussies even entertaining them.
Trouble is, if they're sending out enough in packaging that doesn't say what's inside, some will bypass both any customs checks that there might be, and the common-sense test, and be grown. Whether it's sellers trying to get good stats on Amazon or something more sinister, the end result could be something diseased or horribly invasive getting out into the wild. Gardener's World, Beechgrove etc should cover this to get the message out a bit more widely.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
It's not beyond the realms of possibility that they're a horticultural version of COVID-19. The world's getting dirtier by the day. You wouldn't get the Aussies even entertaining them.
It's not beyond the realms of possibility that they're a horticultural version of COVID-19. The world's getting dirtier by the day. You wouldn't get the Aussies even entertaining them.
You're being ridiculous
I've often wondered about this. If someone planted Japanese knotweed seeds and grew the first male plant in the UK the result would be terrible. It's obviously very unlikely but other invasive plants are a possibility.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
It could easily be something invasive without there being a sinister motive. If they're giving stuff away for free it's likely to be something that produces seed prolifically without any effort on the part of the grower other than to collect it and bag it up.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
They look like canna seeds to me, but as others have said, it's pretty impossible to be certain just by looking. Curiosity would get the better of me, I think I'd have to try growing one in a pot!
I expect you're not the only one. We'll be getting questions on here in a few months with plant IDs for 'this strange packet of seeds that was sent to me from China'.
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