Lidl and B&Q accidentally sell rare plants worth £4,000 for just £10

Lidl and B&Q have accidentally been selling rare plants that are worth thousands of pounds.

If you have recently purchased a plant from one of the stores, you could be the owner of a very valuable and expensive item.

Some of the rare plants are selling for just £10.

Why are the plants being sold for £10?

Supermarkets are not aware that small variations that occur naturally in common plants can make them very valuable.

These variations are often mistaken for disease, causing shops to sell the plants at a reduced price.

Some of the plants have been sold for around £10 but they are selling for a much bigger price online for just a small part of it such as a leaf or a stem.

Your local shop may still have the rare plants in stock - and it would be wise to have a look around when you next visit.

What are the rare plants being sold in stores?

Variegated Monstera Deliciosa

This is the most common plant to find in any shop and is more commonly known as a Swiss Cheese plant because of the holes in its leaves. The regular green plant isn’t valuable, but the variegated monstera is very rare.

Some of these plants develop white markings on their stems and leaves.

Because the signs can be subtle in young plants, shops often confuse them with the plain variety and sell them for a tenner.

A single branch of the plant could cost thousands, with Etsy’s most expensive at £4,562.18.

A single five-inch stick prices on Facebook Marketplace at £1,399.

Look for white lines on the stems or a constellation-like pattern on the leaves.