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Growing henbane.

ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
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Well. Here is one of my henbane. I was wondering what type of care it needs this time of year. I find it very hard to seed. Any tips or advice?

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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    It needs a much bigger pot and a friend (preferably of the same plant) and bees (sometimes birds as well!) and time.

    I am excited to see your mandrake if you have one? Personally I prefer the Nine Herbs

    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Henbane grew wild in one of my previous gardens ... it just appeared there one year ... a little clump of it. After that it popped up every year. Attractive little thing. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    edited May 2020
    I haven’t grown mandrake yet but it’s definetly something that I am planning for the future.
    will my plant survive indoors?
  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    What are the nine herbs?
  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68

    Right. Just reppoted it like you said. Now, a questions about cuttings if you will.
    when to take them and how.?
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    All natural plants are better outdoors, I see Dove commented as much on your Belladonna. Yours may survive but that is not really living. Outside is where the birds and the bees live and all the things a natural plant needs to grow.

    The Nine Herbs are:
    Mugwort
    Betony
    Lamb's cress
    Plantain
    Mayweed
    Nettle
    Crab apple
    Thyme
    Fennel
    and the invocation can be found in the Lacnunga, check it out.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    Cheers. I know they like natural eniviroments. I will put it in my greenhouse tommoro. What about cuttings?
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Black Henbane is an annual and I know of no method of propagating by cuttings.  It is customarily grown from seed by commercial growers. Yours has flowers, if they have been pollinated the plant will set seed.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    So taking a cutting would be pointless?
  • ThedarkoneThedarkone Posts: 68
    I have just looked on google and I got a site that says you can grow henbane from cuttings. If this is the case I will be very happy. I have just cut a small stem off. About 8-10cms long and placed it in shallow water. I will keep you updated on its progress because I have never taken henbane cuttings and it is quite new to me.
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