Toxic Botanicals and Cautionary Plants

The darker garden — where beauty, poison, and forbidden knowledge entwine.

Henbane: The Witch’s Smoke of Shadows and Sight
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Henbane: The Witch’s Smoke of Shadows and Sight

Henbane, with its yellow-green flowers and sticky leaves, is a powerful yet poisonous plant tied to protection, banishing, and divination. Historically linked to witches’ ointments and ritual smoke, it is handled with caution today and invoked symbolically in charms and incense blends to channel its spirit of vision and banishment.

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