What baffles me the most is the seeds actually looked like strawberry seeds! They were tiny red seeds that look like the seeds that you see in strawberries

Definitely not strawberries.

Ss are usually bought as small plants cut off momma plants ... i cant think of the term right now ... runners?

ken

These are the seeds I bought off eBay

advertised as as strawberry seeds with seemingly good reviews

I don't know what you have growing but def not strawberries!

Some weird weed....never quite seen it before.

If it's a weed it doesn't grow very fast they are this small still and germinated 5 months ago

Is that a square stem I see? Are the leaves fragrant when brushed?

Yeah the leaves have a scent not sure if the stem is square though can't really tell

Actually yeah they do seem square

you know what they are?

It looks like mint family, Lamiaceae, stems quadrangular, opposite leaves. How do
we find out which genus/species has pinnate leaves? It could be
another plant family as well. I tried to go through Kew but my
security triggered an " untrusted " site to download their keys.

I have no idea what that is. As others have said, if you want good quality strawberries buy plants from a reputable source.

I tried running it against Weakley's key. That sometimes works, because nursery plants often escape and will be covered. In this case, I followed the key to Herbaceous dicots with opposite, compound leave on the stems, leaves odd-pinnate, and came to Valeriana in Caprifolliaceae. The only one with compound leaves and short corolla tubes in his key was V. officinalis, which doesn't fit. It looks like we'll have to wait for somebody familiar with the plant to chime in.

I would contact the seller to ask what it might be. If you have a record of the vendor, look at his website for other offerings to see if there is something that matches your plants.

Well I emailed the seller and he's replied saying that they are definitely strawberry plants and that I need to give them more time to develop. Absolute rubbish or is that a possibility? it's not like I'm gonna bother with a PayPal dispute over 2 pounds haha

Rubbish. You may want to warn others of buyer beware.

tj

Agreed. Total bs. Is there any way you could get a closeup in focus of the actual flowers when in perfect open? It looks so darn familiar!

Wow, you sent them a picture and they insisted it was a strawberry plant?

Here is a nice drawing of a strawberry plant. No resemblance.

I think you should tell us who the seller is. We can all send him a message that they are NOT strawberries, and not even in the same plant family. Maybe we can shame him into not selling those seeds which are totally mislabeled.

Could it be Leonurus japonicus or something like that?

Tell the seller to come here so that he can have a little chat with us. ;-)

I expect the seller is fully aware that they are selling mislabeled seeds. Can you rate them or contact the site management?

Looks a bit like Indigofera... Do you know where the seller is located?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/111643642027?_mwBanner=1

This is is the seller and the product I ordered around 6 months ago.

its strange as his feedback is high!

He doesn't appear to sell much in the seed or plant line. I suspect the reviews are from the other items he offers.

Well god knows what they are I suppose I'll scrap them and find a nursery that sells them

There are plenty of photos of strawberry plants on the web. They have different leaves and little white flowers. They have runners that start new plants. He has ripped you off. Sad.

Be sure and leave negative feedback on ebay. That's the only way to stop these people and it only takes one rotten apple...sad.

I have some magic beanstalk seeds for sale cheap.

Other than wild tiny Alpine strawberries growing strawberries from seed isn't normally done.

I know this is a little off topic. But my leg is starting to ache and I am going to put an electric heating pad on it.

I'd keep at least one plant as an oddity.