Palm Beach Medicinal Herbs - Belladonna (Atropa Belladonna) - Packet of 30 Seeds

I LOVE my nightshade plants so much, one of them has been absolutely thriving and finally put out its first bud this week. I’m so proud of her. It took a veryyy long time to germinate (I soaked seeds in cold water in my fridge for at least a month) but since then they’ve been growing wonderfully.

I hope others won't be discouraged by there seeds not growing. The seeds will take a lot more time, no seeds grow the same. I followed the directions but they were still not growing plus the seeds got lost in the soil lol. I'm down to three cause I lost the other ones in the soil but the last 3 are doing good I'm using a different method so it's doing a lot better then my first attempt. This one will be a lot slower then the others but we'll worth it! 😊

I purchased two packs of these a month apart because I felt maybe I did something wrong the first time. So for the second pack instead of following the instructions provided since nothing germinated I googled different ways. With the second package of seeds I tried a few methods and nothing germinated. I’m out money and time for two packs of seeds at this point. I have purchased some from Etsy I’ll see how those do. I’ll update this review if the seller provides a solution to the dead seeds.

February 2023, I carefully stratified the seeds and tried germinating for 10 weeks with no luck. I gave up and mixed the soil in with other seeds and put it outside where it would dry out or get saturated by rain.Lo and behold, 3 months later three plants sprouted. They grew very little and one lost all it's leaves to where only a 1/2" stem was left, even under a grwo light. Finally, I sprayed a little Miracle Grow on them and all three took off. From small, relatively dormant house plants three months ago to very full, beautiful and delicate. One has ten buds that are beginning to flower and the other two can't be far behind. A hell of a lot of work but my patience was rewarded. I love my nightshades.

To start, I will be updating this review as we go through the growing season. I have to say, they go beyond on the packaging, and considering every part of this plant is poisonous, it’s appreciated!I’m following the instructions on how to start the seeds, which is soaking them in cold water for 2 weeks, changing the water every day. Started soaking 13, April, 2023.The package states it includes 30 seeds, I stopped counting after 25, with at least 10 more left. Fingers crossed they all sprout. So far, worth the money!

These are one of my favorite plants that I've tried multiple times to grow from seed and it never worked in the past and these only took a few weeks to start sprouting and then they have been absolutely beautiful

Arrived early. Directions to germinate time consuming. Only received 5 seeds.

If you follow their directions as written, you will ABSOLUTELY have successful germination! All of my seeds germinated, and are growing up to be beautiful deadly beauties!