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Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) seeds

An old magical plant from the nightshade family.
Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: HYO02

GTIN: 4250601202464

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Black henbane is a truly exceptional plant. With a look that is very striking - the glandular-hairy leaves, crisscrossed with black veins, white flowers, the dry seed pods - it has a very special look to it, but all parts of the plant are highly poisonous! In folk medicine, it was used as an anticonvulsant and especially against asthma. As the active ingredient content can vary strongly, serious poisonings occurred often. Therefore, today, henbane is only used as a homeopathic dilution.

Antiquity embraced this poisonous herbaceous plant with the sticky hairy leaves and unpleasant smell for reasons of divine worship. In Medieval times, black henbane won recognition for its part in the concoction of “flying potion” and as an intoxicating additive to beer - until the 17th century, beer was mixed with black henbane to enhance its impact. By means of the German medieval beer purity law, henbane and many other beer ingredients were outlawed and no longer used. Ethnologists speculate that the name of the city Pilsen, home of Pilsner beer, derives from the German word for henbane, “Bilsenkraut”.

Caution: The whole plant is very poisonous and is particularly dangerous for children!

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual Biennial
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Flowering months:	June July August September October
Flower colour:	Black White
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Solanaceae
Root system:	Deep roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	April May August September
Germination time:	1-4 weeks 2-6 weeks
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	75 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun

Scatter seeds on seed sowing compost and press them into the soil gently, possibly slightly covering them from above with finely sieved soil. Keep warm! Germination is often reluctant. Let the seeds pre-soak for six hours in warm water, or treat them with a cold stimulus (temperatures below -12 °C) for four hours before sowing.
The annual henbane plant dies after fall but can also be biennial, depending on sowing time. Henbane loves bright places and plenty of nitrogen (fertilization). Can also be kept as a houseplant.

Other names

Botanical name:	Hyoscyamus niger, Hyoscarpus niger
German names:	Schwarzes Bilsenkraut, Hexenkraut, Bilselsamen, Bilsen, Binselkraut, Tollkraut, Raasewurz, Zankkraut, Hühnertod, Hundsgift
French names:	Jusquiame Noire
English names:	Henbane, Black Henbane, Stinking Nightshade
Spanish names:	Abeleño, Adamanta, Aveniños, Belaño Negro, Beleño, Beleño Negro, Belesa, Beninos, Beniños, Benjí, Bininos, Cañamones Locos, Carapuchetes, Dormidera, Garbancillo Loco, Hierba Loca, Niños, Tabaco Borde, Tomalocos, Veleño, Veleño Negro, Veliño, Venina, Veñiña, Yerba Loca
Italian names:	Giusquiamo Nero