Description
Conium maculatum is a herbaceous biennial flowering plant that grows to 1.5 to 2.5 m (5 to 8 ft) tall, with a smooth, green, hollow stem, usually spotted or streaked with red or purple on the lower half of the stem.
Conium maculatum is a highly poisonous biennial plant herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa.
Plant Specifications
| Common Name | Irish devil s bread or devil s porridge, poison parsley, spotted corobane, and spotted hemlock,Conium maculatum (hemlock or poison hemlock) |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 1.5 to 2.5 m (5 to 8 ft) tall |
| Flower Colour | green |
| Bloom Time | Non-flowering |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
plant care is not difficult but does require vigilance. The vines need to be trained early when they are young. You may use plant ties or just weave them through trellis sections. Fertilize the plant in spring just before new growth appea Pinch off the tips of the vines in the second year to promote branching which will fill the trellis with bushy growth.
Conium maculatum care
Plant where they will receive a minimum of 5 to 6 hours of full sun per day. Plants grown in weak sun may not die at once, but they weaken gradually. Give them plenty of organic matter when planting and don, t crowd them.Wear sturdy gloves to protect your hands from prickly thorns.
| Sunlight | Part shade to full shade |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 19 C |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Conium maculatum special feature
Evergreen conifer for shady areas of the landscape. Lawn specimen. Screen.
Conium maculatum uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose