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Not all plants are created equal. Some plants are so lovely and harmless but others can really knock you out like the ones behind this gate.
Jane Percy, the Duchess of Northumberland, wondered why so many botanical gardens around the world focused on the healing power of plants instead of their ability to kill. In 2005, she turned the 14-acre plot of Alnwick Garden into what is now popularly known as the Poison Garden.
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The Poison Garden features over 100 plants of varying deadliness, some of which are so beautiful, you can’t imagine how dangerous they are. Legendary killer plants like Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade), Strychnos nux-vomica (strychnine), Conium maculatum (hemlock) and many more are grown inside the garden. Tourists are warned not to touch or smell anything because even familiar plants can be seriously lethal.
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Make your deadly adventure in England’s Poison Garden before it’s gone.
