These exotic beauties are related to boring old buttercups. In parts of Asia, they grow very freely in the wild.
Apparently their seeds contain Damascenine; a toxic alkaloid. I love how so many plants I research end up containing interesting compounds with pharmaceutical uses.
Colloquial names include:
- Love In A Mist
- Ragged Lady
- Devil In The Bush
You couldn't make this shit up. Check out the wiki page if you don't believe me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_damascena
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