There was a another thread in the past about monkshood being sold as a herb, although "herb" can include various medicinal uses wheras "edible" is definitely specific to a certain activity. Or maybe it was actually being represented as edible in this instance also, thus the concern--I don't remember.

While your discovery is certainly a poor situation I've seen rats running down the aisles at a nearby Lowe's, mentioned it to an employee and gotten a sheepish grin and a chuckle--not that bad gardening information, mishandled plant products and disinterested attitudes are rare at big box stores.

Many employees in garden centers at big box stores have no experience or training or clue. Often this is not their fault, personally but the fault of management.

You may want to call the Poison Contol Hotline.
There should be an option to push a number if it is NOT an emergency. Give them the details and ask what can be done.
And call the Ferry company.

I remember a couple in the Chelan area died a while back from making what they thought was "Comfrey" tea--turned out to be foxglove leaves.

I don't get to Lowes but maybe one-two times a year, but will keep watching for things like that, too. Good eye!
I'd have been tempted to take all the packets and *accidentally* relocate them to another rack.

I emailed Lowes... but have only gotten a "canned" responce so far. I wonder if Poison Control has a website or email address... I may go googling.

And I think the brand name on the seeds was Ferry-Morse.

This is so dangerous! 20 years ago I bought a 6 plants that were labled Green Peppers. I'd never seen pepper plants before so didn't know what to expect. They flowered and got small seed pods on them. I waited but they never grew into peppers. Turns out they were deadly nightshade and I am STILL pulling them from my veggie garden. I had no idea...

All my gardening books say they are poisonous. I wouldn't take a childhood experience as an expert answer! Childish judgment isn't always the best. It may be the stems or the leaves that are the most poisonous, or maybe the roots. They used digitalis for some kind of heart medication, so there must be a part of the plant that isn't so poisonous.

BTW, Bboy, monkshoods are not foxgloves, although they are poisonous too.

I was relating a similar example. I know the difference between Aconitum and Digitalis.

Foxglove is one of those cases where something in moderation can be good, and in lage amounts can kill you. It can be used as heart medication, but it is extremely easy to misjudge the amount and wind up being poisioned.

I agree, I too would have moved the seeds somewhere else.

Oh, and here is the webpage for the seed company:

Here is a link that might be useful: ferry-morse seeds