diff --git a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Seed.java b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Seed.java
index 7ef6b5c1132..b560fa5363a 100644
--- a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Seed.java
+++ b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Seed.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import games.stendhal.common.grammar.Grammar;
 import games.stendhal.server.core.engine.StendhalRPZone;
 import games.stendhal.server.core.events.TurnNotifier;
 import games.stendhal.server.entity.Entity;
@@ -105,14 +106,14 @@ public boolean onUsed(final RPEntity user) {
 
 	@Override
 	public String describe() {
-		final String flowerName = getItemData();
-
-		if (flowerName != null) {
-			return "You see a " + flowerName + " " + this.getName()
-					+ ". It can be planted in fertile ground where it will thrive.";
-		} else {
-			return "You see a seed. It can be planted in fertile ground where it will thrive.";
+		String seed_desc = getDescription();
+		final String flower_name = getItemData();
+		if (flower_name != null) {
+			final String seed_type = getName();
+			final String seed_name = flower_name + " " + seed_type;
+			seed_desc = seed_desc.replaceFirst(Grammar.a_noun(seed_type), Grammar.a_noun(seed_name));
 		}
+		return seed_desc;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/SeedTest.java b/tests/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/SeedTest.java
index a741302d1d3..31c545dc7f7 100644
--- a/tests/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/SeedTest.java
+++ b/tests/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/SeedTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* $Id$ */
 /***************************************************************************
- *                   (C) Copyright 2003-2010 - Stendhal                    *
+ *                   (C) Copyright 2003-2023 - Stendhal                    *
  ***************************************************************************
  ***************************************************************************
  *                                                                         *
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 package games.stendhal.server.entity.item;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import games.stendhal.common.grammar.Grammar;
 import games.stendhal.server.core.engine.SingletonRepository;
 import games.stendhal.server.core.engine.StendhalRPZone;
 import games.stendhal.server.entity.Entity;
@@ -164,4 +168,47 @@ public void testExecuteDaisiesSeed() {
 		assertFalse(player.getZone().getEntitiesAt(1, 0).contains(flg));
 		assertTrue("player has daisies", player.isEquipped("daisies"));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSeedInfo() {
+		// seeds
+		final Seed base_seed = (Seed) SingletonRepository.getEntityManager().getItem("seed");
+		assertNotNull(base_seed);
+		assertEquals("You see a seed. It can be planted in fertile ground where it will thrive.",
+				base_seed.describe());
+		assertEquals("seed", base_seed.get("subclass"));
+
+		for (final String flower_name: Arrays.asList("daisies", "lilia", "pansy")) {
+			final Seed seed = new Seed(base_seed);
+			seed.setItemData(flower_name);
+			final String seed_name = flower_name + " seed";
+			assertEquals("You see " + Grammar.a_noun(seed_name)
+					+ ". It can be planted in fertile ground where it will thrive.", seed.describe());
+			if ("daisies".equals(flower_name)) {
+				assertEquals("seed", seed.get("subclass"));
+			} else {
+				assertEquals("seed_" + flower_name, seed.get("subclass"));
+			}
+		}
+
+		// bulbs
+		final Seed base_bulb = (Seed) SingletonRepository.getEntityManager().getItem("bulb");
+		assertNotNull(base_bulb);
+		assertEquals("You see a bulb. It can be planted in fertile ground where it will thrive.",
+				base_bulb.describe());
+		assertEquals("bulb", base_bulb.get("subclass"));
+
+		for (final String flower_name: Arrays.asList("zantedeschia")) {
+			final Seed bulb = new Seed(base_bulb);
+			bulb.setItemData(flower_name);
+			final String bulb_name = flower_name + " bulb";
+			assertEquals("You see " + Grammar.a_noun(bulb_name)
+					+ ". It can be planted in fertile ground where it will thrive.", bulb.describe());
+			if ("zantedeschia".equals(flower_name)) {
+				assertEquals("bulb", bulb.get("subclass"));
+			} else {
+				assertEquals("bulb_" + flower_name, bulb.get("subclass"));
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }