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Eerie Plants
for a Halloween Garden
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Want to add some new little critters to your
witch's garden or just spice up your home for Halloween? Try
one of these wicked cool plants! |
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Solanum pyracanthum
Devil's Thorn (also known by Porcupine Tomato) is a relative
of the eggplant and tomato families. Grown from seed
starting in early May, by Halloween it should be 2 feet tall
and covered in bright orange spines. Keep this one out of
reach of trick-or-treaters, though. The prickles poke if
handled roughly and the plant bears mildly poisonous fruits.
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 Cleistocactus
winteri
Tarantula Cactus evokes the spirit of the largest of
arachnids. It's fuzzy (and spiny) golden stems growing out
of a pot look like golden tarantula spider legs. It looks
exceptionally lovely in a hanging pot. |
 Sempervivum
arachnoideum
A surprising number of succulents “spin” their own webs as
well. The Cobweb Houseleek is festooned in cottony hairs,
which look like they have been strung together by a real
spider. It is a low growing, evergreen perennial often found
in rock gardens. It flowers in July, with pink flowers that
are on raised stems. This plant is a hermaphrodite (having
both male and female organs).
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 Tacca
chantrieri
The Bat Flower is a tropical plant from Southeast Asia with
a sinister inflorescence and black fruits that hang in
clusters like roosting bats. In its native habitat, the Bat
Flower can grow up to 36 inches tall, with flowers that
reach 12 inches across and 'whiskers' that are 28 inches
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 Cuphea
llavea
If you don’t have the right place for growing the rather
large tropical above, try Bat-Faced Cuphea, an annual from
Mexico whose red and dark-purple flowers bear an amazing
likeness to a bat when viewed head-on. This lovely,
sun-loving plant will attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Whether you grow from seed or
buy at your local nursery, any one of these spooky plants
will definitely add some fun to your Halloween decorating!
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by Jeanne Gripp.
Candycorn Chronicles
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