I have grown I pretty patch of sweet peas this year, it's funny the plant is named, 'sweet pea' because the pods are poisonous , apparently.
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Yes I have them as well and smelling sweet!
Aconitum (monkshood) is the plant to be wary of, a gardener died last year merely by brushing past it.
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Brushing past Monkshood like that wouldn't cause such severe poisoning! Notice that he has cuts on his hands- he must have touched one and not realised it- it may have woven in between other plants he was handling.Originally posted by Peter View Post
Poisonous flower in my garden:
I've got a huge Foxglove - it has been taking about 2 years to grow big leaves then its bells shot up. The bells have fallen off now though.
I bought a Foxglove 3 years ago from a community centre and planted it under my kitchen window. that one did well, though now it is much smaller than it was. I wonder if the big one seeded itself from the small one.Ludwig van Beethoven
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Foxglove is where they get digitalis out of which is a heart medicine.'Truth and beauty joined'Comment
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Yes, but teeny amounts; if you eat Foxglove then you are food for the worms!Originally posted by Joy View PostLudwig van Beethoven
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Me and the Bees love my French Lavender.Ludwig van Beethoven
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Can anyone ID this plant for me please?
I don't know what it is, I rescued it from the corner store as it was reduced in price and looking a bit sorry for itself. There was no label on it.
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Wow, I have no idea. They're pretty though. Hope you find the answer.Originally posted by Megan View Post'Truth and beauty joined'Comment
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