Hyoscyamus niger | Henbane, Stinking Nightshade | Various
Hyoscyamus niger belongs to the plant family SOLANACE and Genus Hyoscyamus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Hyoscyamus niger does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Hyoscyamus niger so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Hyoscyamus niger henbane,stinking nightshade is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The flowers of Hyoscyamus niger have a mild rank smelling smell. It does well in moist soils.
Mespilus germanica is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Hyoscyamus niger has an annual life cycle. Flowers: Henbane (locally known in some parts as stinking nightshade) has yellow flowers with violet veins and dark purple inner base. Most often the blossoms occur in either yellow or white, with an accent in violet.
Hyoscyamus niger | Henbane, Stinking Nightshade is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is yellow,white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … violet. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: yellow flowers with violet veins and dark purple inner base
Flowers of the plant Hyoscyamus niger have a smell of evil smelling and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Hyoscyamus niger has traditionally been used in many herbal remedies including: as a sedative, as an analgesic, as an antispasmodic and as an antiasthmatic. (More are listed in the medicinal properties section.) Henbane (sometimes called stinking nightshade) is only to be administered with proper professional knowledge. This plant is not permitted in some countries. The leaves and the flowers are used in herbal preparations. It is potentially toxic in overdose. This whole plant is toxic. It is poisonous if ingested. It contains hypocyamine, scopolamine, and atropine alkaloids which cause headache, nausea, hallucinations and cardiac stimulation leading to coma and death.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants of North America north of Mexico", Peterson Field Guides, Steven Foster and Roger Caras, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1994.