49.👁️ Specimen: The Hypnotic Bloom

📜 Field Guide

The Hypnotic Bloom is among the most unsettling of the Poison Garden, its violet petals unfolding to reveal a green, spiralled eye. Folklore tells that these plants were once used in charms of enchantment, their gaze said to lull the mind into uneasy dreams. Keepers often report feeling drawn to look again and again, unable to shake the sense of being studied in return.

🍄 Habitat

They thrive in shaded soil and damp air, preferring places where moonlight catches their vivid eyes. Ancient tales say they were favoured by hedge-witches, planted near doorways as silent guardians.

⚠️ Warning

It is unwise to stare too long into a Hypnotic Bloom. Legends say its gaze can follow into dreams, tangling thought and sleep.

🎨 Sculptor’s Note

Each Hypnotic Bloom is hand-sculpted and painted, set into mossy soil. Every eye is uniquely patterned, ensuring no two ever hold the same spell.