Quiddity: Alnwick Poison Garden -- Deadly Plants

July 29, 2013

Alnwick Poison Garden -- Deadly Plants

The Alnwick Poison Garden has over 100 varieties of plants that can kill. It has 24/7 security and some of the plants are kept behind bars.

"I wondered why so many gardens around the world focused on the healing power of plants rather than their ability to kill... I felt that most children I knew would be more interested in hearing how a plant killed, how long it would take you to die if you ate it and how gruesome and painful the death might be."

Jul 29, 2013 1:28:51 PM | Bizarre, Science

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