Deadly night shade flower

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20 Seeds w/Instructions Atropa Belladonna has a longstanding history as a poison and a witch's herb. A perennial, it reaches nearly five feet in he

This is a "Deadly Nightshade" It is utterly Unassuming, but fatal... Just like me. (wink*)

Deadly nightshade trumpet-shaped bloom Datura promises a fairyland of delicate beauty, moths, butterflies, long-tongued bees, hummingbirds and magical moonlit nights giving rise to names like Angel’s Trumpet, Moon Lily, Moon Flower or Belladonna (beautiful lady). By contrast, the bristly fruit and stale-smelling leaves have given rise to alternative names such as Devil’s Trumpet, Deadly Nightshade, Thorn Apple, Mad Apple, Hairy Jimson-weed, Stink Weed, Green Dragon and Locoweed.

Bittersweet nightshade

Climbing Nightshade - Solanum dulcamara [OC] aka Bittersweet Nightshade. Something sweet in a time of bitter night

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Are berries really to blame for a naked monk's foray through a German forest?

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20 flowers, whose names derive from 20 Greek myths. From innocence to passion, flowers have many meanings in legends of ancient Greece.