Comments regarding Plant World Seeds

Have bought plenty of different seeds from this company, the results varied. Most native varieties germinate well - hardy geraniums, columbines, bellflowers, azaleas, even some trees and pretty much all annuals. However, some usually easy-to-germinate seeds showed poor results, lavender, dianthus, astilbes and anemones being among them. The biggest disappointment were clematis seeds, especially tangutica, which is supposedly easy to germinate but had zero sprouts for many months of waiting. Then there were some seeds that might have required more patience or treatment, which wasn't provided on my part.

In conclusion, they sell varieties, which are hard to come by but results are inconsistent and you must know what is worth buying, because prices are a little higher than most seed companies.

They have lots of seeds I can't seem to find elsewhere and for every 2 pack you get one "free" but that is the plus side. I have bought from them twice and I have the same issue as another reviewer - I can't seem to find a number of seeds for certain plants. Once the order arrives, the packages list a minimum number of seeds and it isn't quite accurate. I find that unless we are talking about 10 seeds or less, they don't even meet the "minimum" number. For example, I bought some tomato seeds and the package said min: 20 seeds but inside there were 12. The "free" package doesn't even cover the difference. I will still shop there in the future just because, if I really want something I can't find elsewhere, I will take what I can get. It's not cheap but the seeds are of good quality (in my experience) and worth a few extra bucks. I just wish they would have a look where seeds are being shipped to before throwing in a gift pack of seeds. Both times I got something that would only grow in much hotter climates so it's no use to me. Maybe they could look at the order and see - this person buys lots of vegetable seeds so lets throw in a pack of lettuce seeds... I would def enjoy that!

There are no seed counts on their web page so I emailed for clarification. I was told that there should be 'plenty', and I do understand that some seeds are more scarce than others. However the Corydalis solida which I ordered (and paid $5+/- for (US) only had 8 seeds in it. Several others which were even more expensive had 11 (this seemed to be the typical count). Some of the more common varieties did have 40-60 seeds (for a guess - I didn't count them) in the packet. So just be aware that the counts are on the low side for the harder to find seed.