Poisonous plants

[zigs]

Is that because they are poisonous. I guess they'd also attract insects.

Yep, have to keep the vinegar fly off them

 

[DeborahJane]

This is a very happy handsome cat called Sam.

When he moved in a year ago and was not so handsome. He is allergic to Wandering Jew which he couldn't resist and was completely bald from middle down. Luckily we don't have it so he can revert back to pin-up status!!!

 

[zigs]

Aww

 

[Corzhens]

There is a plant here called Poinsettia. It has green leaves and red flowers. That flower is actually a symbol of Christmas that is normally used to decorate the Christmas tree. But that plant has a white sap that is not really poisonous but can make you blind. So when you touch the leaves, be careful not to press it for the sap might contaminate your hand.

 

[claudine]

DeborahJane - he's so cute!!! I'm glad his hair grew back
Corzhens - thank you for the warning! We have this plant, I had no idea it can make you blind. I'll be more careful now.

 

[Mithos]

Lots of plants are poisonous or even dangerous, but luckily you hardly ever here about them effecting people badly or killing pets (although it does happen of course!). I suppose that makes sense because if the plant was very bad we would never grow it and therefore we only really come into contact with those which are less harmful / cause infrequent problems.

 

[sixxup]

In my area we only have stinging nettles. It's important to be aware that stings from plants can cause a severe allergic reaction in some people. We do not have any other poisonous tree.

 

[HazYu]

I live in Canada and we have a lot of poisonous plants here. I have seen American Pokeweed in my garden. It's berries are not poisonous but all the other parts of the plant are dangerous for humans. First I had been really scared of these plants as I didn't know how to identify these plants but then I read this blog on 'How to Identify Poisonous Plants' published by Flowers Canada. This blog helped me to easily identify all the common poisonous plants found in Canada.
Mostly these plants causes stings and sometimes allergies. I haven't found any lethal plants in our area.

 

[mgmine]

How about poison ivy. You can look but you'd better not touch!

 

[claudine]

In my area we only have stinging nettles. It's important to be aware that stings from plants can cause a severe allergic reaction in some people. We do not have any other poisonous tree.

My grandparents used to say that stinging nettles can cure rheumatism, but I'm not sure if it's true. All I know is that touching nettles is extremely painful I like drinking nettle tea though.

 

[Bootsy]

How about poison ivy. You can look but you'd better not touch!

Now that takes me back 56 years . I was selling juke box records in those days!

 

[mgmine]

yep the good old days

 

[Corzhens]

There is a plant here with poisonous fruits. It is called Tuba-tuba, actually a bush that grows high like mulberry. The fruits are round as big as marbles and hard. I wonder why kids would eat that hard fruit. The sap is poisonous. As proof, there are plenty of incidents when children died from poisoning of that Tuba-tuba fruit. It just grows by itself because people do not plant that bush.

 

[Cereus]

We have pokeweed, poison ivy and poison sumac here.

 

[ts_guest]

When I moved to the southwest I loved my backyard. It looked like a jungle with so many plants growing. One of those plants was called bougainvillea and they lined my entire backyard on three sides. It's a flowering vine and they grew way over 14 feet tall -- they were gorgeous. Picture perfect.

At the time I had two poodles who roamed the backyard at their leisure. They never went near the bougainvillea, which is a good thing. When I decided I was tired of all the maintenance, I had them all cut down. That wasn't an easy process, due to their age and root system.

After they were cut down I learned that plant is mildly toxic to dogs and children if eaten, because it can cause nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

Here is a picture from the public domain: