Henbane, Black (Hyoscyamus niger) seeds, organic [CA, CO, ID, KS, NV, NM, SD, UT, WA, WY No]
$4.95 – $9.00
Family: Nightshade (Solanacea)
Hardy to Zones 4 to 8, often grown as an annual, 90 days to flowers
Annual, overwintering annual or biennial native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. One of the most fascinating and insidious plants one can grow from seed. The flowers are deeply attractive. Traditional usage (TWM): external use for pain relief. Source of scopalamine. Internal use is toxic. Plant prefers sun and dry to mesic, nitrogen-rich soils, growing in regular garden soil or abandoned pastures and corrals. Strew the seed on the surface of soil or in pots in the fall or early spring and tamp in securely. Keep evenly moist until germination. Individuate seedlings to their own pots and grow on until sufficiently sized to plant to the garden. It is also very reasonable, in fact advisable, to direct-seed henbane in a good seedbed. Germination requires 20 to 30 days. Protect seedlings from cucumber beetles and other Solanacea-specific pests that tend to relish these plants and their kin. Fall-planted seed will make a rosette that overwinters, followed by production of a large plant early the following year. Spring-planted seed will flower later in the year. Henbane is a long day plant and prefers to grow most rapidly and flower most gloriously prior to summer solstice. That is why it is more productive to cultivate biennially. This is the same way the plant self-seeds in habitat. Thin or transplant to one foot apart.
Packet contains 50 seeds
1 g contains ~1,200 seeds
5 g contains ~6,000 seeds
Certified Organically Grown
Not for sale to [CA, CO, ID, KS, NV, NM, SD, UT, WA, WY ]
Phiona (verified owner) –
I have been wanting to grow this plant for 5 years, but never felt the time was right.Finally, I ordered these late winter last year with the intent to just put them in pots and let nature work its magic…. I didn’t get around to it until Feb and didn’t have high hopes… I know these short lived perennials are a gamble in terms of germination. Much to my surprise by April I had seedlings in every pot, and by May, big rosettes. They bloomed in early July, and have continued on since. I water them sparingly, cut off yellowing leaves, but that’s about it. I had them on a screened porch, and have yet to encounter the smell that they are notorious for. Maybe all plants just don’t smell as strongly? Annywayyyysss, if you are on the fence about buying these, just go for it!
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Richo Cech –
hi phiona, good work,. i’ve never found them to be particularly odorous, at least not around casual interraction. . . richo
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jasperdshide (verified owner) –
The seeds are great, but the plant itself quickly develops a foul odor that’s hard to describe. I recommend good social distancing between you and the plant, or at the very least a clothespin over the nose!
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Ryan –
jasperdshide
Interesting I found it’s scent strangely alluring. My strongest interaction with Hyoscyamus niger was that after a wind storm that knocked her over, I had to pick her up and provide a leaning support for it.
About 10 minutes later I was overcome with a strong sense of relaxation and drowsiness and actually went to bed after washing my hands and arms.
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lorissa –
What is the reason we couldn’t get this in Cali? Or can we secretly order this? haha
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Richo Cech –
Hi Lorissa, Thanks for contacting and sorry about the California noxious weed code, we did not invent it but we have to bow to it. richo
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