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Pokeweed seeds - pkg of 15 seeds
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American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a large semi-succulent herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 10 feet (3 meters) in height.
It is also known as Virginia poke, American nightshade, cancer jalap, coakum, garget, inkberry, pigeon berry, pocan, pokeroot, pokeweed, pokeberry, redweed, scoke, red ink plant and chui xu shang lu (in Chinese medicine).
Parts of this plant are highly toxic to livestock and humans. Nonetheless, some parts can be used as food, medicine or poison.
White flowers are followed by purple to almost black berries, which are a good food source for songbirds such as Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Brown Thrasher, and Northern Mockingbird.
The seeds do not require stratification. Grows well in sun or shade and readily survives fire due to its ability to resprout from the roots.
Pokeweed poisonings happen from ingestion of berries and roots that were mistaken for parsnip, Jerusalem artichoke, or horseradish. Although the seeds are highly toxic, the berries are often cooked into a jelly or pie, and seeds are strained out or pass through unless bitten. Cooking is believed to inactivate toxins in the berries by some and others attribute toxicity to the seeds within the berries. The leaves of young plants are sometimes collected as a spring green potherb and eaten after repeated blanchings. Shoots are also blanched with several changes of water and eaten as a substitute for asparagus.
Seeds germinate slowly.
Each package of seeds comes with growing instructions.
It is also known as Virginia poke, American nightshade, cancer jalap, coakum, garget, inkberry, pigeon berry, pocan, pokeroot, pokeweed, pokeberry, redweed, scoke, red ink plant and chui xu shang lu (in Chinese medicine).
Parts of this plant are highly toxic to livestock and humans. Nonetheless, some parts can be used as food, medicine or poison.
White flowers are followed by purple to almost black berries, which are a good food source for songbirds such as Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Brown Thrasher, and Northern Mockingbird.
The seeds do not require stratification. Grows well in sun or shade and readily survives fire due to its ability to resprout from the roots.
Pokeweed poisonings happen from ingestion of berries and roots that were mistaken for parsnip, Jerusalem artichoke, or horseradish. Although the seeds are highly toxic, the berries are often cooked into a jelly or pie, and seeds are strained out or pass through unless bitten. Cooking is believed to inactivate toxins in the berries by some and others attribute toxicity to the seeds within the berries. The leaves of young plants are sometimes collected as a spring green potherb and eaten after repeated blanchings. Shoots are also blanched with several changes of water and eaten as a substitute for asparagus.
Seeds germinate slowly.
Each package of seeds comes with growing instructions.
