Purple Berry Green Inside. Mash the elderberries while wearing sterilized rubber gloves. Its fruits are berries that start out green and ripen to a shiny black.
Pokeweed is an herbaceous perennial with multiple red stems. When this mixture has cooled to a lukewarm temperature add the acid blend crushed Campden tablet and yeast nutrient. Hackberry fruit is a small round berry-like drupe that grows on hackberry trees and has a sweet taste.
The foliage has a clear opalescent shine that makes it one of the most beautiful purple houseplants on the list.
In the fall gather seeds from very ripe berries. Deadly nightshade is one of the most toxic plants in the Eastern Hemisphere as all parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids. Let them air-dry and store them in a cool dark place. In late winter soak the seeds in cool water for 24 hours to soften the seed coat.
