Dr. Russell Sharp exposes a growing problem of fake plant listings and AI-generated seed scams on Amazon and other marketplaces, showing how buyers are being misled by impossible varieties (like bright blue hostas) and foreign drop-shippers.

He explains how to protect yourself—check seller and nursery credentials, prefer reputable nurseries or local stores—and shares a real seed mix-up story to contrast honest mistakes with deliberate fakes.

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More reputable growers and seed sellers:

Burpee — W. Atlee Burpee & Co.

Ferry-Morse — Ferry-Morse Seed Co.

Botanical Interests — Botanical Interests, Inc.

Seed Needs — Seed Needs LLC

Outsidepride — Outsidepride, Inc.

Eden Brothers — Eden Brothers Seed Co.

Harris Seeds — Harris Seeds

Park Seed — Park Seed Co.

Renee’s Garden — Renee’s Garden Seed Co.

Seeds of Change — Seeds of Change, Inc.

High Mowing Organic Seeds — High Mowing Seed Co.

Sow Right Seeds — Sow Right Seeds

HOME GROWN — Homegrown Garden

Open Seed Vault — Open Seed Vault

Survival Garden Seeds — Survival Garden Seeds

Mountain Valley Seed Company — Mountain Valley Seed Company

David’s Garden Seeds — David’s Garden Seeds

Everwilde Farms — Everwilde Farms, Inc.

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange — Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds — Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Territorial Seed Company — Territorial Seed Company

Johnny’s Selected Seeds — Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Livingston Seed — Livingston Seed Company

Lake Valley Seed — Lake Valley Seed Company

Seed Savers Exchange — Seed Savers Exchange

Annie’s Heirloom Seeds — Annie’s Heirloom Seeds

Indigo Instruments (Sprout People) — The Sprout People

Handy Pantry — Handy Pantry

True Leaf Market — True Leaf Market

NatureZ Edge — NatureZ Edge

Islas Garden Seeds — Islas Garden Seeds

Organo Republic — Organo Republic

Sereniseed — Sereniseed

CZ Grain — CZ Grain

Gardeners Basics — Gardeners Basics

The Dirty Gardener — The Dirty Gardener

Marde Ross & Company — Marde Ross & Company

Food to Live — Food to Live

NOW Foods — NOW Health Group, Inc.

Frontier Co-op — Frontier Cooperative

Starwest Botanicals — Starwest Botanicals, Inc.

Nature Jims Sprouts — Nature Jim’s Sprouts

Sproutman — Sproutman Publications

Back to the Roots — Back to the Roots, Inc.

Tumbleweed Plant Co. — Tumbleweed Plant Co.

Costa Farms — Costa Farms, LLC

Proven Winners — Proven Winners North America, LLC

Altman Plants — Altman Plants

LiveTrends — LiveTrends Design Group

Shop Succulents — Shop Succulents

Succulent Studios — Succulent Studios

The Sill — The Sill, Inc.

Hirt’s Gardens — Hirt’s Gardens

American Plant Exchange — American Plant Exchange

Plants for Pets — Plants for Pets

Brighter Blooms — Brighter Blooms Nursery

Perfect Plants — Perfect Plants Nursery

Nature Hills Nursery — Nature Hills Nursery, Inc.

Bloomify — Bloomify

House Plant Shop — House Plant Shop

JM Bamboo — JM Bamboo

Florida Foliage — Florida Foliage

Green Promise Farms — Green Promise Farms

Rooted (Rooted Plants) — Rooted

Easy to Grow — Easy to Grow Bulbs

Van Zyverden — Van Zyverden, Inc.

Holland Bulb Farms — Holland Bulb Farms

Breck’s — Breck’s

Colorblends — Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs

Eden Brothers Bulbs — Eden Brothers

Gurney’s — Gurney’s Seed & Nursery Co.

Stark Bro’s — Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co.

Spring Hill Nurseries — Spring Hill Nurseries

Wayside Gardens — Wayside Gardens

White Flower Farm — White Flower Farm

Monrovia — Monrovia Nursery Company

Logee’s — Logee’s Plants for Home & Garden

Wellspring Gardens — Wellspring Gardens

Brighter Gardens — Brighter Gardens

Blue Ribbon Plants — Blue Ribbon Plants

Green Escape — Green Escape

Golden Gate Palms — Golden Gate Palms

FastGrowingTrees.com — Fast Growing Trees, LLC

Brussel’s Bonsai — Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery

Eastern Leaf — Eastern Leaf, Inc.

Seedville USA — Seedville USA

Seeds2Go — Seeds2Go

Nature’s Blossom — Nature’s Blossom

Garden Republic — Garden Republic

The Old Farmer’s Almanac Seed — Old Farmer’s Almanac

Purely Organic Products — Purely Organic Products

Nature’s Way Seeds — Nature’s Way Seeds

The Clayton Farm — The Clayton Farm

Ferry-Morse Home Gardening — Ferry-Morse Seed Co.

Bonnie Plants — Bonnie Plants, LLC

D. Hill Nursery — D. Hill Nursery

Greenhouse PCA — Greenhouse PCA

California Tropicals — California Tropicals

Humble Roots — Humble Roots

Green 4 Ever — Green 4 Ever