10-Apr Hemlock Horrors & Daisy Deceits: London's Toxic Blooms
Summary
This week, London's wastelands stage a floral masquerade. Would you mistake a deadly hemlock for innocent cow parsley? Or spot the "Fox and Cubs" hiding coal-black hairs beneath fiery orange petals? Discover why medieval lovers carried caraway seeds as magical theft deterrents, and how Socrates met his agonizing end thanks to a purple-blotched stalk now growing along your commute.
From nutty pignuts (the true "May nuts") to hawkweeds with blood-red undersides, these common composites hold dark secrets. One wrong bite of water dropwort can silence a tongue forever - yet their delicate white umbrels dance innocently along every roadside.
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