Plants ordered today will begin shipping mid-March 2024
Belladonna, Caucasica (Atropa belladonna ssp. caucasica) potted plant, organic
$8.50
Family: Nightshade (Solanacea)
Hardy to Zones 5 to 9
Herbaceous perennial ecotype native to the northern Caucasus. Flowers to 3 feet tall. The Caucasus are the mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Rare. Traditional usage (TWM): external application as a muscle relaxant and pain reliever. Do not ingest. Plant is more drought tolerant than other belladonna types and will withstand full sun. Space plants 2 feet apart.
Potted plant, certified organically grown
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Question
kmconlon –
Hi Richo, In your opinion, is this variety as effective in a topical pain application as traditional A. Belladonna? I’ve been using the traditional variety, but living in the deep south, I’d love to try this variety if it’s as effective. The more heat/drought tollerant, the easier on us. 🙂 Thanks so much for all you do! Kind regards! K
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Richo Cech –
hello km, i recently researched this for the belladonna portion of the nightshade section of “Growing Plant Medicine Vol 2” and found it to be very similar to Atropa belladonna with a few different botanical subtleties that really make no biochemical impact. Most of the literature is in russian so that was a bit challenging. The 2 species are interchangeable. We got a good seed harvest on this this year btw. richo
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Question
Michi –
When I buy this will I receive the plant already past the process of stratification and such and it will be young and potted?
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Richo Cech –
hi michi, these are already large potted plants, they are really nice. richo
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