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Red Bryony (Bryonia dioica)
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Red Bryony (Bryonia dioica)

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The red bryony is a decorative but poisonous climbing plant with red berries. The red-fruited bryony, also known as English Mandrake, is an ancient Mediterranean medicinal and magic plant belonging to the cucumber family. In the Middle Ages, it was
a widespread con by travelling salesmen to carve up the 70 cm long tuberous roots of the red bryony and sell them as magic mandrakes in amulets. Although the combination of active ingredients can not be compared between those two plants, this climbing plant also has an interesting ethnobotanical history.

The root was said to have a special curative power concerning leprosy, and its laxative effect was already known in the Middle Ages. A spoonful of a preparation made of bryony root soaked in beer for a couple of days was a proven home remedy for constipation. Apart from its usefulness in popular medicine, it is very attractive as an ornamental plant with its beautiful vines and red berries, but beware of its poison!

10 red bryony seeds
Details: Plant description & care
Plant family:
Cucurbitaceae
Plant height approx.:
2 – 4 m
Flowering time:
AugustJulyJuneSeptember
Flower colour:
GreenWhite
Root system :
Taproot
Lifecycle :
PerennialVivacious
sunlight:
full sun
Sowing & cultivation
Indoor pre-culture (seedling stage):
DecemberFebruaryJanuaryNovemberOctober
Sowing time outdoors:
AugustJuly
Sowing depth:
1 – 3 cm
Best germination temperature :
5 °C
Planting distance:
35 cm
Specialties:
Needs cold for germinationPoisonous plant
Main harvest:
–
The bryony is a fast-growing perennial climber. Needs cold to germinate. Sowing in the garden is possible beginning in July. Likes sunny places and nutritious soil.
Other names
Botanical name:
b. cretica ssp. dioicabryonia dioica
German names:
rot–zaunrüberotbeerige zaunrüberote zaunrüberotfrüchtige zaunrübezweihäusige zaunrübe
English names:
english mandrakeladies' sealred bryonywhite bryony
French names:
bryone dioïquenavet du diable
Spanish names:
brionia blancaespárragonabo del diablonuezaparra
Italian names:
vite bianca
Details
Item number
BRY01
Brand
Magic Garden Seeds
Group:
Seeds
Seed quantity:
10 Pcs.

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