Deadly nightshade (aka atropa beladonna) is, as the name suggests, a dangerous flower. Belladonna’ means ‘beautiful women’. It was used by Renaissance women to dilate their pupils. ‘Atropa’ refers to the Greek Goddess Atropos, one of the three Fates, who cut the thread of a mortal’s life and thereby, ended their life. In a bouquet, it often represents falsehood. Persephone blooms these after her encounter with Minthe and Hades in the elevator.

Bunnies or skulls?