I used to do the Naturalist Quest all the time to get the "Rare" colored seeds to make natural dyes. I never had need of green thorns. Of course I was a friend of the hive if that mattered.I regularly see people touring the ant cave for the naturalist quest. I guess they are major customers of green thorns.
As far as I know, you need green thorns to get fire red seeds of old school varieties and white/black seeds of peculiar varieties.I used to do the Naturalist Quest all the time to get the "Rare" colored seeds to make natural dyes. I never had need of green thorns. Of course I was a friend of the hive if that mattered.
Is there any videos showing where these are? I have never been able to find them"As far as I know, you need green thorns to get fire red seeds of old school varieties and white/black seeds of peculiar varieties"
You are correct! It's been awhile since I made these runs. You do need a green thorn to access the special hive to get the seeds you mention above. You have to plant the thorn in sand to open the hole to the special nest.
Other use for the thorns ... free regs for scribes, alchemists, mages, etc. In Tram or Fel, plant a thorn in a patch of dirt (like on the paths in Yew) and random clusters of regs spawn. Pick them up and away you go! Cooldown for a few minutes, rinse and repeat.I understand the petals, but why the thorns?