Scary Plants for Your Halloween Garden

To celebrate Halloween, here are 10 examples of plants fit for a horror film

As gardeners , we can rightfully apprize the knockout that descend with all of the plants we get . I thought it would be cool ( or should I just say creepy ? ) to showcase some of the more strange and bizarre plants that are out there . Some of these industrial plant seem to be straight out of a revulsion movie . Imagine encountering plants that bet like bat , orb , and claws . You may not need to take the air alone in the garden after seeing these .

1. Bleeding tooth (Hydnellum peckii)

This beneficial fungus actually “ bleed ” bright red juices when it ’s young . It grows throughout North America but can be encounter all over the world . The fungus attach itself to tree roots and give out minerals and amino battery-acid . Other nickname for this fungus admit “ strawberries and cream ” and “ the devil ’s tooth . ”

2. Black bat flower(Tacca chantrieri)

This near pitch - inglorious industrial plant definitely has a scarey appearance . There are n’t many plant that have ear and whiskers , but the cricket bat flower does . This uncommon plant grows wild in China but requires careful attention if develop in North America . The batlike flowers can reach 12 to 20 inches in diameter , and the “ whiskers ” can grow up to a foot long . Other nickname for this efflorescence include “ cat ’s whiskers ” and “ devil flower . ”

3. Doll’s eyes(Actaea pachypoda)

This eastern North America perennial , also called white baneberry , has Charles Edward Berry that appear ( too much ) like eyeball , or an alien from a 1950s sci - fi movie . walk through a wood full of these would n’t exactly be a welcoming mountain on a downfall evening . WARNING : The bird ’s heart plant is very toxic . Ingesting the berry or stanch can lead to cardiac arrest and last .

4. Chinese lantern plant(Physalis alkekengi)

The flush of the Chinese lantern plant appear like a delicate paper lantern ( and a little like a pumpkin ) . When the efflorescence dries and its covering goes away , the Charles Edward Berry is case in a skeletal , cagelike covering . The plant grows in most hardiness zones in North America . The chilling part ? In Japan , the plant ’s semen are used to help launch the psyche of the dead .

5. Venus flytrap(Dionaea muscipula)

The Venus flytrap is probably the best known worm - eat plant life in the world . In fact , this carnivorous flora ’s feature are so unequalled that they ’ve even star in some horror movies ! The flytrap ’s “ jaws ” ( actually the plant ’s leave ) shoot shut in less than a bit . Though it ’s aboriginal to North and South Carolina , the works is farm worldwide .

6. Angel trumpet(Brugmansia)

Angel Sarracenia flava are flower bush grown in zone 10 and above . The flowers of the plant are about 8 in foresighted and can be multicolored at full size . So what ’s the scary part ? It is aver that in South American tribal cultures its hallucinogenic properties were used for black magic and black conjuration and to call forth the dead . warn : All part of the plant are passing toxic .

7. Bat face cuphea(Cuphea llavea)

This colorful bush is named for its resemblance to a bat . The dark purple flower is the typeface , and the red lobes are the ear . In this case , the “ bats ” are welcome . The plant thrives in rut , support drouth , and attracts bee and hummingbirds .

8. Devil’s claw(Proboscidea parviflora)

This plant shares its scientific name with an unlikely species — Proboscidea , which is an order of elephants!Proboscideacomes from the wordproboscis , which means “ trunk ” or “ French horn . ” aboriginal to Arizona , the pod of the devil ’s claw take care like spider or sharp-worded meat hooks . This is actually the way the flora pass around its ejaculate . The seedpod sneak onto the feet of animals , and as they squeeze it into the earth , the ejaculate are dispersed . shuddery — and it ’s name after the devil .

9. Cockscomb(Celosia cristata)

I ’ve grow this flower in my garden for the last couple of years , but I did n’t really turn over it scary until I thought about what it looked like — a fuzzy brain . If you have any zombies in your garden , this plant makes a perfect delicacy . Yum !

10. Garlic(Allium sativum)

Garlic has been used for 7,000 years for both culinary and medicinal purposes . No one can traverse its antibacterial , antiviral , and antifungal properties . Of course , not everyone is a fan of garlic ’s taste or typical smell . So why is this works on the scary list ? One give-and-take : vampires . I need you to be secure from our blood - sucking friend , so put it around your seam , tie it to your garden prick , or simply wear down it over your cervix .

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