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Update: For an up to date version of this guide, see here.

I see many things in my log files. I can see what google searches bring people here, and one I’ve seen a lot of are questions about seeds and apothecary. There’s hardly any information out there about them at the moment, but as luck would have it I’m a compulsive note-taker. Here then, as a public service, is everything I’ve figured out. It’ll be a work in progress, and I should probably move it to a page, rather than a post when I have time to fiddle. This should be enough to let people make slightly more rational decisions about what to keep and throw out. And hey, if you have any questions, about pretty much anything, feel free to ask in the comments here, and I’ll always try to find the answer.

These are all the seeds and spores I have found thus far. I am sure there are others out there. If you happen to play Order on the Makaison server, and have any seeds not listed, I would love them, all in the name of research! The 25 skill green ones make better potions than the skill 1 whites.

The rare seeds can be occasionaly be looted, and can also result from a lucky cultivation of their commoner counterpart. The rare plant will produce a more powerful potion than the common plant.

In the list below, the first item is the seed, along with cultivation skill required, followed by the result of cultivating, and the apothecary skill required to make use of it.

Ashberry
These make a one shot fiery AOE cone attack. Somewhat useful in RvR.
Smoking Ashberry Seed (1 White): Smoking Ashberry (1 White): Flaming Breath concoctions
Sallow Ashberry Seed (1 White Rare): Sallow Ashberry(1 White): Flaming Breath concoctions
Charred Ashberry Seed (25 Green): Charred Ashberry (25 Green): Flaming Breath concoctions

Beardweed
Wispy Beardweed Seed(1 White Shop):Wispy Beardweed (1 White) Strength Concoctions
Crimson Beardweed Seed (1 White Rare): Crimson Beardweed (1 White): Strength Concoctions
Brittle Beardweed Seed (25 Green) Brittle Beardweed(25 Green): Strength Concoctions
Rosy Beardweed Seed (25 Green Rare): Rosy Beardweed (25 Green) Strength Concoctions

Dandedragon
Swaying Dandedragon Seed (1 White): Swaying Dandedragon (1 White): Energy concoction
Willowy Dandedragon (1 White Rare): Willowy Dandedragon (1 White): Energy Concoction
Capering Dandedragon Seed (25 Green): Capering Dandedragon (25 Green): Energy concoction

Elvish Parsley
Healing Concoctions are instant healing. Restoration concoctions are healing over time.
Musty Elvish Parsley Seed(1 White Shop):Musty Elvish Parsley (1 White): Restoration Concoctions
Short-Stemmed Elvish Parsley Seed(1 White Quest): Musty Elvish Parsley (1 White), and seems to always give you the seed back.
Trenchant Elvish Parsley Seed (1 White Rare): Trenchant Elvish Parsley (1 White): Healing Concoction
Bitter Elvish Parsley Seed(25 Green): Bitter Elvish Parsley: Restoration Concoction
Probing Elvish Parsley Seed (25 Green): Probing Elvish Parsley (25 Green): Healing Concoctions

Fusk
Dusty Fusk Spore(1 White Shop):Dusty Fusk (1 White) increase number of concoctions made
Dappled Fusk Spore (25 Green): Dappled Fusk (25 Green Uncommon): increase number of concoctions made
Sandy Fusk spore (25 Green): Sandy Fusk (25 Green): increase number of concoctions made

Gobswort
Callous Gobswort Spore(1 White Shop):Callous Gobswort (1 White) makes concoction effects last longer
Scabrous Gobswort Spore(25 Green):Scabrous Gobswort (25 Green): makes concoction effects last longer
Blue-specked Gobswort Spore (1 White Rare):Blue-Specked gobswort (1 White “Uncommon”) makes concoction effects last longer
Grey-specked Gobswort Spore (25 Green Rare):Grey-Specked gobswort (25 Green “Uncommon”) makes concoction effects last longer

Goldweed
Goldweeds are ingredients in the production of gold for talismans.
Prickly Goldweed Seed (1 White): Prickly Goldweed: (1 White Shop)
Glinting Goldweed Seed (15 White): Glinting Goldweed (25 White)
Spiny Goldweed Seed (25 White): Spiny Goldweed (50 White)

Gravelnuts
Gravelnuts are an anomaly. The plant states that it makes corporeal resistance potions, but in fact it seems to make toughness ones.
Pebbled Gravelnuts Seed(1 White):Pebbled Gravelnuts(1 White): Toughness Concoctions
Jagged Gravelnut Seed (25 Green):Jagged Gravelnuts (25 Green): Toughness Concoctions

Grumpleaf

Petulant Grumpleaf Seed(1 White): Tetulant Grumpleaf (1 White):Willpower concoctions
Frowning Grumpleaf Seed (25 Green): Frowning Grumpleaf (25 Green) : Willpower concoctions

Morrweed
Wispy Morrweed Seed(1 White):Wispy Morrweed (1 White): Armour Concoctions
Steepled Morrweed Seed (1 White (Rare)): Steepled Morrweed (1 White)Damage Absorbing Concoctions
Brittle Morrweed Seed (25 Green): Brittle Morrweed (25 Green): Armouring Concoctions
Domed Morrweed Seed (25 Green Rare): Domed Morrweed (25 Green): Damage Absorbing Concoctions

Pyre Ivy
These make a one shot single target fire DoT. Again maybe useful in PvP if you run out of action points.
Smoking Pyre Ivy Seed(1 White):Smoking Pyre Ivy (1 White): Fiery Concoctions
Charred Pyre Ivy Seed (25 Green): Charred Pyre Ivy (25 Green): Fiery Concoctions

Shorenuts
Green Shorenuts Seed (1 White (Rare?)):Green Shorenuts(1 White): Corporeal Resistance Concoction
Brown shorenuts Seed (25 Green): Brown Shorenuts (25 Green): Corporeal Resistance Concoction

Smedleycap
Motley Smedleycap Spore(1 White Shop):Motley Smedleycap(1 White): Intelligence Concoctions
Blotchy Smedleycap spore (25 Green): Blotchy Smedleycap (25 Green): Intelligence Concoctions

Thief’s Nettle
“Accuracy” concoctions in fact increase ballistic skill.
Woolly Thiefs Nettle Seed(1 White Shop): Woolly Thief’s Nettle (1 White): Accuracy Concoctions
Short-Haired Thief’s Nettle Seed (1 White Rare): Short-Haired Thief’s Nettle(1 white): Accuracy concoction
Wiry Thief’s Nettle Seed (25 Green): Wiry Thief’s Nettle (25 Green): Accuracy Concoction

Update: This guide now has its own page (as opposed to just being a blog post), and will only be updated there.

Well, like a lot of people I received my Warhammer box in the post today. The beta version didn’t have any intro movies, to save on bandwidth, so I thought I’d uninstall it and install from my shiny new disks.

This was a mistake. A schoolboy error that I promise to flagellate myself for, just as soon as I finish posting. Sigmar, forgive me, for forgetting who it was that had sent me those disks, and who it is that is running the European servers.

Having checked the internet, and with friends, it appears this is happening to everybody that installs from disk. It’s been going on for a few days, but I hadn’t noticed. From the lack of any mention of this issue on their website, including in the help section, I guess GOA hasn’t noticed either.

Needless to say this only affects European players. If you have the US client, carry on as normal, and rejoice that you will never have to deal with the foulness that is GOA. I am praying this gets fixed by tomorrow, or Warhammer populations are going to be seriously damaged on this side of the pond.

Afterthought: It might appear to the passing visitor, not all of whom come here to read about MMO, that I’m a little unkind and unforgiving towards GOA. You’re right. Their management of the early days of the European servers for Dark Ages of Camelot scoured all pity towards them from my soul.

“As I lie in fitful sleep, my dreams are troubled by visions of the GOA. How they dance and jibber!! Even the horrors of Tzeentch are as naught to what I have seen, for in the darkest corners of their server rooms GOA feast upon the hopes of their playerbase, and yet their hunger diminishes not.” – Mathias Brandt

Update. This has materialised on the GOA Warhammer news page. I took a picture for posterity.:

For “some of us”, read all of us. Silly us! Our disks aren’t faulty! They’re blocking us on purpose! Well, that’s alright then.

Do you suppose you might have mentioned this before we received the disks, and uninstalled our beta versions? And why don’t US players have to put up with this nonsense? If you planned this, why not give us an error message that actually tells us what the problem is, rather than one telling us to keep reinstalling from the same disks that you are blocking?

Update II

Our patchers have started patching. Perhaps somebody at Mythic noticed the online outrage, and called GOA up to ask them why they deliberately planned to shut part of their playerbase out of the head-start that they had paid for. Still, I’m making no assumptions until it actually lets us into the game.

Update III

Aye, it looks like GOA backed down from their scheme. People in the pre-order headstart who installed from disk can now patch, and play.

Seriously GOA, that was such an unnecessary mess. Start asking yourselves “Is this best for our customers?” before you make any further decisions.