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    Belladonna, or Atropa belladonna, is a poisonous perennial herb native to Europe. It has bell-shaped flowers that produce large, soft, black berries containing purple juice. All parts of the plant are toxic, containing atropine and scopolamine which are narcotic and antispasmodic. Historically, preparations from its root were used to reduce tumor swelling. The berries were once used as eye drops to dilate pupils. Cultivation requires extra care sowing chilled seeds in a greenhouse and providing partial shade. Plants grow slowly to 3 feet tall, spaced 1 foot apart.

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    Belladonna, or Atropa belladonna, is a poisonous perennial herb native to Europe. It has bell-shaped flowers that produce large, soft, black berries containing purple juice. All parts of the plant are toxic, containing atropine and scopolamine which are narcotic and antispasmodic. Historically, preparations from its root were used to reduce tumor swelling. The berries were once used as eye drops to dilate pupils. Cultivation requires extra care sowing chilled seeds in a greenhouse and providing partial shade. Plants grow slowly to 3 feet tall, spaced 1 foot apart.

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    Belladonna

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    Belladonna, or Atropa belladonna, is a poisonous perennial herb native to Europe. It has bell-shaped flowers that produce large, soft, black berries containing purple juice. All parts of the plant are toxic, containing atropine and scopolamine which are narcotic and antispasmodic. Historically, preparations from its root were used to reduce tumor swelling. The berries were once used as eye drops to dilate pupils. Cultivation requires extra care sowing chilled seeds in a greenhouse and providing partial shade. Plants grow slowly to 3 feet tall, spaced 1 foot apart.

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    Belladonna

    Atropa belladonna
    Family: Solanaceae TOXIC
    Herbaceous perennial. Native to central and southern Europe. Light green plant
    likes plenty of shade. Bell shaped floers give ay to large! soft! shining black
    berries ith purple "uice. All parts of the plant are potentially toxic. #ry leaf
    contains atropine and scopalamine hich are narcotic and antispasmodic in effect. $
    preparation of the root has been used to reduce selling of tumors. %he fresh "uice of
    the berries as once used as a drop to dilate the eyes&&as a beauty device&&thus the
    latin name hich translates 'beautiful oman.( $ very charming and insidious
    plant. Cultivation: E)tra care. Soak seed for one day in ater at room temperature!
    chill for *+ hours! then so in the greenhouse. ,ery slo to germ -beginning in *
    eeks! still more seeds germinating after . eeks/! and slo&groing at first.
    0e1uires partial to full shade. Space plants * feet apart. 2ros to 3 feet tall.
    0eturn to Herb Seed 4nde)

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