Enchanter’s Nightshade

There are not many flowers that will bloom in complete shade; most woodland flowers bloom before the trees com into leaf. One exception is this delicate white flower, Enchanter’s Nightshade. According to Greek legend, the enchantress Circe used a potion containing this plant to turn Odysseus’ men into pigs. Ironically, this plant doesn’t even belong to the Nightshade family, but it’s a good story and gives this flower a certain mystique.