A man has grown the 'world's most dangerous plant ' that can deliver a sting so painful it can cause suicidal thoughts.
Daniel Emlyn-Jones, 49, grew the gympie-gympie plant at home but has put it in a cage with a sign that says 'Danger'.
The shrub - also known as the 'Australian stinging tree' - is a nettle-like plant capable of delivering a sting that feels like 'being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time'.
It is known as the world's most venomous plant.
Daniel, an online science tutor, said that he wants to promote an interest in plants by cultivating unique flora.
He said: "I don't want to come over as a loon. I'm doing it very safely. Some botanic gardens have these plants as interesting specimens."
Gympie-gympie is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae and found in rainforest areas of Australia and Malesia (which includes the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra and Bali).
If touched for even a second tiny hair-like needles will deliver a burning sensation that will intensify for the next 20 to 30 minutes.
The pain can then continue for weeks or even months leaving patients unable to even sleep from the agony - and in some cases suicidal.
Victims of the plant have reported being sent into sneezing fits, developing allergies, experiencing massive red rashes and having their limbs swell up painfully.
While not always needed, some cases have resorted in hospitalisation due to their severity.
The plant - dendrocnide moroides - was discovered in its native Australia when a road surveyor's horse was stung, went mad and 'died within two hours' in 1866.
Another horror story told by Australian World War Two soldier Cyril Bromley recalled how he fell into the nettles while training - sending him into madness after weeks of agony and ineffective treatments.
Another reportedly shot himself dead after using the nettle as toilet paper by accident.
Last year Daniel was delighted to see he'd managed to grow bananas in his garden after many years of trying.
