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Poisonous
Plants
Some people get
very worried by 'Poisonous Plants'
As with
many garden plants such as Buttercups,(Ranunculus) Daffodil
bulbs, Privet, Rhododendrons, Sweetpeas, all green parts of
the Potato, Tomato, Apple, Peach and of the Rhubarb, the following
plants contained in this site should not be consumed:
Hydrangeas,
Iris, Lobelia, Digitalis, Aconitum, Nerium, Solanum,
Lupinus, Brugmansia.
However
the risks of accidental poisoning are infinitesimally small.
Indeed, on a nature ramble through the British Countryside
you will encounter many wild plants, such as Buttercups, Ivy,
Solanum, Wild Poppy and Holly which also should not be eaten.
We would
also like to remind gardeners that care should be taken when
handling some other plants, especially when the time comes
to prune them, as the sap contained in their stems may cause
irritation, two notable genera are
Ruta
and Euphorbia
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