Yellow Belladonna (Atropa belladonna var. lutea) seeds

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Yellow Belladonna (Atropa belladonna var. lutea) seeds

This variety of belladonna has yellow blossoms and yellow fruits. All plant parts are poisonous!
Contents: Approx. 20 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly.

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SKU: ATR03

GTIN: 4250601200736

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The Belladonna is a member of the nightshade family that is steeped in legend in Central Europe and counted among the notorious witch plants. Especially because of the contained alkaloids, amongst others atropine, which is named after the plant itself, it has a hallucinogenic effect and is strongly poisonous.

This rare variety of the belladonna is vigorous and forms yellow petals.

The botanical name Atropa belladonna is composed of the Greek goddess of destiny "Atropos" who cuts the thread of life, which points at the poisonousness of the plant, and the Italian "bella donna" for beautiful woman, which possibly goes back to the legend that women in Italy used to dilate their pupils with the eyedrops made from the belladonna for aesthetic reasons. For this effect, the contained atropine is still used in ophthalmology today.

Plant description

Species:	Solanaceae
Flower colour:	Brown Green
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate Poisonous plant
Lifecycle:	Perennial Hardy
Flowering months:	June July August
Eventual height:	100-150 cm

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Shade
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Row spacing:	50 cm
Germination temperature:	3-5°C
When to sow outdoors:	September

The Belladonna is a perennial shrub and hardy. Loves nutritious soils and half-shady locations. Seeds should be stratified, i.e. they need exposure to cold. Either sow in autumn or in early spring. Otherwise, artificial cold therapy. Store seeds with a little bit of slightly wetted sand (e.g. in a freezer bag) in the fridge (by no means in the freezer!) for 4-6 weeks. Otherwise, they can also be put in spirit shortly (1 minute) and rinsed well afterward. Then, only scatter the seeds onto the substrate and press them on lightly, don't cover with soil.