posted 6 years ago
The seed pods are certainly beautiful in their own right, especially in the fall when they dry out and split open, but on balance I reckon I'd classify jimsonweed as foe. It crops up regularly in the corral next to our barn, and I get nauseated just smelling the odor it emits when scything it down. It's supposedly rather toxic to livestock, but it has never seemed to cause any problems here.