Sometimes known as "Bittersweet Nightshade" because the root and stem taste extremely bitter if eaten but supposedly gradually start to taste sweeter with chewing. It's a poisonous narcotic, but not so much as Deadly nightshade.
I've always thought this a pretty flower but never looked too closely because of the poison. So seeing the little yellow/green spots on the purple petals was a revelation. Thank you.
@woofandweft1 they are interesting little flowers. They are poisonous but there are only a handful of serious cases of human poisoning and you would have to eat a whole lot to do yourself any damage.
