Amianthium muscitoxicum
Amianthium muscitoxicum is a rare eastern North American native with spikes of pure white, glistening, star-like flowers that turn green and bronze.
Amianthium muscitoxicum is a rare eastern North American native that emerges from a bulb with long, strap-like leaves and 1-2 foot stems topped with spikes of pure white, glistening, star-like flowers that turn green and bronze with age and are followed by bright orange fruit. Fly poison is poisonous in all its parts. The bulbs were crushed and mixed with sugar by American colonists to kill flies and used by the Cherokee people to kill crows. Photo: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Fly Poison, Crow Poison
Family: Melianthaceae (The Honeybush Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
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Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
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Berries: Orange
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Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist to mesic soils in seeps, open woods, pinelands, savannahs, meadows and sandhills.
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Geographical Origin: North America
