Posts
July 24, 2009
Jimson Weed
Hallucinogenic, poisonous and growing behind our barn! I had no idea what this was even though I have seen it in the fields here during the summer for as long as I can remember. I finally did a little digging on Google and found out that it is Jimson Weed. Now that I have taken pics of it, I think we'll chop it down. I wouldn't want any teenagers sneaking behind our barn to take hits off this "locoweed" or a barn full of delusional hallucinating goats and chickens! The blossom is a beautiful, trumpet-shaped white flower with a purple middle.
9 comments:
A shame that such a beautiful flower is poisononous! Darn! Great photos though. I love passion flower vine...looking forward to your pics of it! I'm jealous that you have it growing wild! :)
A shame you can't move it...it is soo pretty!
I told my husband last night that I was going to keep some seeds from the pods so I could sow a patch on the side of the barn where the animals can't get too!
I have seen this flower growing wild in the woods where we used to live but never knew what it was or that it was dangerous. Beautiful photos. Thanks for the information!
i have some of that and cut one down the other day. pretty but dangerous stuff.
A tempting beauty.
Oh by the way--I can't find that book I told you about-Captain Underpants. :( Must have got donated or gone in a garage sale. sorry.
That's ok Jen. Thanks for looking for it.
i actually grow this in my garden it doesn't open all the way until night usually so my son doesn't feel the urge to pick it . and i keep it at the back of my large selection of pots by my porch so he can't get to it. its got such lovely flowers too lots of poisonous plants do like monkshood and oleander. no luck growing monkshood in the south such a pity.
Post a Comment