Something they said for Pub 56 regarding plants

[Lord Drakelord]

Regine_EAMythic;

You get the new plants in black and white by completing the Naturalist quest including the "secret" nest (ie the one you do to obtain the fire seed). So you have an even chance of getting:

1) a random fire seed of the old plants or of the flowery cactus
2) a random black seed (new plants only)
3) a random white seed (new plants only)

http://www.uoherald.com/fof/fiveonfriday129.php

As I understand it, you will see the above when pub 56 hits us.

[Lord Drakelord]

Regine_EAMythic

FYI, all the seeds you currently have already know what plant they will grow into. So any Naturalist quest seeds you have obtained before the Publish hits will be a cactus even after the Publish. Only seeds acquired after the Publish will work normally.