Rarepalmseeds Reviews 56

I am now a long standing customer of RPS and must have spent a few thousand Euro on seeds over the past 3+ years. The range of seeds available is breath taking. I don't expect miracles but frequently I get very high germination rates, occasionally relatively low but only in a few instances I have achieved no germination. The important points to remember is this is not like growing tomato plants. Success does rely upon an element of skill with thought given to how the seeds should be treated, sowing media and best conditions to stimulate germination. But of course the lazy way to excuse failure to is to blame the seed merchant. I have RPS to thank for an ever expanding collection of rare and exotic plants.

The seeds no good ,are old and rotten, it happened to me several times but this time I wrote here...

Scammers. I ordered several “rare” seeds (or at least I hope they were), but none of them germinated — not a single one out of 20, even after trying different methods. The seeds arrived in very poor condition. Despite taking precautions and keeping them isolated during the germination process, they all ended up developing mold. Some I soaked in water beforehand had the same issue. When I opened a few, they were clearly dead inside.

Definitely to be avoided, especially for so-called rare seeds sold at high prices. They’re most likely old or improperly stored.

I was a happy customer BUT ...Well again then as my first comment didn't post. So ordered for 300+ euro in seeds (trachycarpus Princeps) (100 seeds) and seeing now they cost 100 euro less makes me angry. BUT not only that as i sow seeds more then 10 years now, none of these germinated at all in april 2026. Bought these in 2024 NONE !!!. I am really angry because i lost 300 EURO's for nothing

So many recognizable stories. I ordered seeds at 26-09-25. A lot of palmseeds easy to sprout, I thougt. The more difficult ones I did not want to order now. I just wanted to check first if it´s a good seed dealer, after some previous bad experiences with other dealers. I received them end of oktober. The first thing I noticed was that a lot of bags of palmseed were not full. I ordered 10 seeds of each palm specie and a lot of bags had only 6 seeds. I found that strange but I didn´t react immediately. At first, I wannted to check if the rest was good. I had almost 75 palmseeds and 90 plantseeds and if they sprouted I would ask him why he took palmseeds out of the bags. 17 easy plantseeds did sprout and till now none of palmseeds sprout. So I wrote a mail explaining that I followed all his instructions and tips from his customers but that I noiced that 3 species had floating seeds and a few sank and asked him if the seeds were fresh because I thought he put his last seeds in bags of 6 left overs. He wrote back that he understood my problem and wrote that I ordered seeds to Canary Islands while I live in Spain and because of tax, islands are not EU, he took out seeds to compesate the extra costs. I wrote back that,s a ly and told him if you select country there is only one option Canary islands/Spain and if he would read the sending adress it was Spain. Then he starts a bullshit story explaining all things I allready told him in the first mail and that,s is normal that seeds sometimes sink and that I did things wrong but that he will give me a few free seeds if I make new order. I´m not gonna waist another 150 Euro,s. If you wanna try russian roulette, be my guest.

P. Vrakking
Spain

They are very very good and trustable seed company..also the reply my email..
I order from them 4 times and shipping was always fast ..more then a lot of different compeny.
Thank you very much:)

I bought some Araucaria seeds none of them germinated, seeds were probably not fresh

Very good website, easy navigation, strong and longlasting webdesign (no need of fancy new shizzle), good quality of seeds overall, good communication, and they even give second chances on some seeds that hasn't germinated (on their discretion, which is 100% understandable) ; the amount of unsatisfied review here is not matching the global experince, from far !

Avoid at all costs!

The seeds they sold me weren't viable. I have germinated thousands of Begonias and my method works without fail, but not a single 1 out of 1000 seeds germinated.

When I informed them of this, it became apparent that they have no clue about the seeds, don't test them and just sell them assuming everything is fine. They refuse to consider the possibility the seeds aren't viable, and instead just say "sounds like a you problem, we already received our money"

Another pack of seeds was of a completely different genus.

Blechnum obtusatum - special tree fern.. purchased €50 worth of spores on 21 Juli (batch 300 - 2406315) after 4 months.. absolutely nothing.. I have ample of experience and these should have germinated. However these spores where old and absolutely nothing germinated.. I feel rarepalmseeds should only offer fresh spores.. and not sell old spores that are no longer viable.. what a pity and waste of money .. very disappointed.

It’s reliable so far ALL palmseeds did germinate: Cryostachys renda (red palm), Talipot palm and several other extremly rare palms.

About the other exotic plants/cacti: the germination rate was rather low so I recommend to choose only the “new” seeds next time; this will save you a bit money.

It’s pretty expensive however if you like exlusive plants for hobby or if you are young like me and these things will get really nice over 5 years (or more) then this is worth the effort.

The seeds arrived on time, the package was correct and safe, and they responded promptly and accurately when I contacted them. The eucalyptus seeds have germinated in no time. The only thing I miss on the website are the instructions for germination, whether the seeds need scarification or stratification, and whether they need to be soaked before being planted, things like that. Otherwise, I'm satisfied with the purchases and the customer service.

Most of their seeds have low to no germination. Dispatch of seeds is after a month, which makes seeds already too old to germinate. They send expensive seeds dry when those seeds can't be ever dried out. Also they will send wrong seeds on occasion. I stopped buying there.

They are scammers. I ordered 3 types of seeds, total amount was 40 USD, but 42 USD deducted from account on payment. They given me a tracking number of shipping through DHL but when it reached Germany airport then no further tracking was shown. I never received the consignment. DHL takes maximum 10 days to deliver, rarepalmseeeds.com says we will start an investigation after 8 weeks. After 8 weeks they said the delivery company lost the consignment and if you want refund, then contact DHL. Shipping company like DHL can't lose parcel. rarepalmseeds.com used a trick to scam the public. Stay away from this website.

I ordered Retrophyllum minus a super rare conifer from New Caledonia as well as spores from two species of tree fern. The Retrophyllum came in a packet filled with soaking wet soil (it is a water loving species, but still, the soil should have been damp not soaking). Inside the seed coat, the seeds were all dead. As for the Tree ferns, I sowed the spores at the same time as a related species. Zero germination on the two from Rarepalmseeds yet the related species from a different source are growing wonderfully after 5 months. A giant waste of money.

I bought from them the first time: Welwitschia mirabilis and Larryleachia cactiformis. Both species were on my wishlist for a long time. And I couldn't be happier: in less than a week 4/5 Welwitschia and 3/10 Larryleachia have germinated so far! The rest of the seeds also look promising, and also I never expect 100% germination, that is just not too realistic.
The price of the seeds for these 2 species were reasonable (they are indeed rare).

I purchased 100 seeds of Pachypodium namaquanum on 27th Jan from this store and it's been already more than 4 month past but nothing arrives.
They don't even give me a message about this problem so I sent a message to press them for an answer like what's going on? but the website is closed.
they charged me 739EUR and gave me nothing.

Their seeds have become so expensive, to the point of ridiculous. In addition to that you have to pay extra taxes and shipping costs. Germination rates are low to zero. A shadow of what it has been in the past.

The Brugmansia vulcanicola seeds had a 70% germination rate. And they are cold group Brugmansia, although I highly doubt they are true vulcanicola. The expensive Blechnum spores dit not germinate at all, not one green speck. After asking for replacement spores I received a reply after a week that can be summarized as "no, it's your fault they did not germinate" Overall I regret ordering from them, it's a waste of money.

No replies to any of my emails... shocking customer service!! i received a blunt rude message from someone on messenger after being ignored for weeks. not even a confirmation of order, this is a LARGE order and i have no idea if its been dispatched or not?? Youve basically taken my money and ran!! if i dont hear from you in the next 48 hours i will be opening a claim to get a refund