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Solanaceae
Scopolia
Scopolia carniolica
shadowed mystery.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Scopolia
- Native to
- Central Europe, eastern Europe (Caucasus to Carpathians)
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- shade to part shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Scopolia carniolica contains the same tropane alkaloids as belladonna — hyoscine (scopolamine), atropine, and hyoscyamine — making all parts highly toxic.
- Scopolamine derived from Scopolia is used in modern medicine as a patch behind the ear to prevent motion sickness and postoperative nausea.
- In European folklore it was an ingredient in witches' flying ointments, applied to skin to cause hallucinations of flying.
- Named after the Italian physician Giovanni Antonio Scopoli who studied the flora of Carniola (modern Slovenia) in the 18th century.
- Despite its toxicity, it is a beautiful shade garden plant that blooms before most woodland perennials, carpeting forest floors in early spring.
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