Everything around here is in bloom and looks lovely. Or looked lovely. The rain wiped out my poppies and foxglove, and flattened the mugwort, delphinium, and feverfew. The belladonna is thriving though; I put bones around her feet. She’s still loaded with blossoms; I wonder how long she’ll bloom? And I have about six baby [...]
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Belladonna and Brugmansia
Posted in Books, Gardening, Herbalism, Nature, tagged atropa belladonna, brugmansia, Gardening, herbs, maikoa, nightshade, plant photos, plants, poisonous plants, viridarium umbris on July 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So Datura’s an Outlaw?
Posted in Gardening, Herbalism, Nature, tagged datura, entheogens, Herbalism, herbs, jimsonweed, mandrake, nova scotia, plants on May 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I can’t seem to find anyone willing to ship Datura stramonium seeds into Nova Scotia this year. Neither Veseys nor Richters will ship it anymore. Apparently the Dept. of Natural Resources has declared it a noxious weed, which seems to be rather harsh. I’ve never been able to find it in the wild, so it [...]
Anarcho-Herbalism
Posted in Herbalism, Nature, tagged anarchy, ecology, health, herbal medicine, Herbalism, herbs, medicine, plants on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I found this article years ago. It still makes sense. Use plant medicine? Then please read it.
