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Solanaceae
Common henbane
Hyoscyamus niger
Also known as Insane root, Stinking nightshade, Black henbane, Hyoscyamus syspirensis
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Henbane · Toxic · Medicinal · Herb · Solanaceae · Poisonous · Biennial · Ornamental · Historical · Alkaloid
Common henbane is a hardy biennial or perennial best grown outdoors in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade. Water regularly but avoid overwatering, and handle with extreme caution as all parts of the plant are highly toxic. It is best suited for specialist or medicinal herb gardens and should be kept away from children and pets.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle
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