Description
An under-utilized woodland plant about 60 cm tall, bearing a cluster of small white, fragrant flowers in late spring, followed by the highly ornamental, some say, odd-looking fruits. The white berries present a black spot (the stigma scar) and are displayed on red, thick stalks, hence the common name doll’s eyes. They are poisonous if ingested like any other baneberry.
It can be used solitary or in groups in the woodland garden, or in any partly shaded, slightly moist or dry spot of the garden. It would be a great plant for the Halloween garden, but the berries, which start looking like doll eyes towards the end of August, don’t last that long.
Germination: slightly warm cycle first followed by a cold one; so, when sown in late fall/winter, like often happens, it will germinate in the second spring after sowing. Sown in early fall (Sept.Oct) – chances are the seeds will germinate in the first spring.
The seedlings are very fast growing, like they want to make up for the two years wait :) and the first fruits may appear in the 3th year.
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