Are Succulents Toxic To Cats

These are actually not really leaves at all, but rather leaf-like stems known as phylloclades or cladodes. A little over a year ago, I stumbled across a little plant in a pot at a botanical garden plant sale.

A bit of afternoon shade is probably a good idea in Southwest gardens, however. Pregnant women should never ingest it.Rue is a symbol of regret, sorrow and repentance (thus the term "rue the day"), and Catholics used sprigs of it to sprinkle holy water...

Some individuals are not susceptible to the toxicity of, but others are so vulnerable that only brief contact with an offending plant can be dangerous or even fatal. Ever wonder why some plants cause rashes or reactions when handled or touched?

Some can even be found in modern-day gardens. The students learn that the mandrake can be used to return victims of transfiguration or petrification to their original state.Medieval drawings often depicted the root with a bushy beard or hair, making it...

Combined with the gorgeous, creamy yellow and green variegated foliage of 'Helena's Blush', the two made delightful companions in a container by our front entry. A gardener?s first tendency when you mention Euphorbias might evoke visions of Poinsettias,...

Heat is used to extract oil from most seeds, but when castor beans are heated, the ricin from the bean is distributed throughout the oil. It is also cultivated by European and American gardeners as a foliage plant, which is what min its native habitat...

There are readily available lists of toxic plants for people, dogs and cats and these lists are repeated over and over again on the internet and in magazines.But as a veterinarian I am usually less interested in whether something is called toxic versus...

Thanks to these photographers: Lunavox for the thumbnail, LilyLover_UT for the second photo, mgarr for the third, and Shirley1md for the last photo. That is the trouble with getting older, I think our memories are simply too full, and we ought to find...

One of the first perennials grown as a garden ornamental were the monkshood. Today there are more than just the standard blue species. Hundreds of years later they still remain popular.

Water tray under the pots on the leftMost aloes bloom in winter so seed production tends to be heaviest in winter and early spring.What this tells me is that most aloe seed is probably evolutionarily designed to germinate and grow in relatively cool conditions...

Which plant should concern you more?Which is more dangerous to a person or dog, a large, fruiting cycad or a small Amanita mushroom?The former is potentially deadly toxic with all parts of the plant being poisonous, and may produce enough fruit to kill...

It is important that you know the difference, I think, because even though I dreaded the early morning treks up the dew covered mountainside, I remember that my heart always fluttered when I heard her come for a visit.

They are usually dried and require several hours of cooking before they are soft enough to eat. I can find no clear evidence that raw green beans have PHA levels high enough to make them unsafe for most of the population.

Get them if you can find them!Some Opuntias provide a unique challenge because of the presence of zillions of fuzzily armed glochids.These Opuntias look soft and fuzzy from a distance, but they are among the most frustrating of all the cacti in terms...

She said: "Young Mason done gone ahind the barn and picked him some leaves to dry so's he could have him a smoke or two. That devil'll git ahold on you and he ain't goin never let you go!" And out of my mouth came these words: "Ethan, that is a bad plant...

Native shrubs can greatly benefit your home landscape. It provides nice dark green foliage spring through fall and white flowers tinged with pink in the spring. One that you may not know is snowberry.

TAccording to Wikipedia, 32 countries of the world produce a total of 3.1 million tons of cashews a year. Also interesting is that Cashews have been used against tooth abscesses and other bacteria.Special thanks to artcons from Dave'sGarden for the use...

It seems that her Native American ancestors used it as a death potion. I learned all I could learn about mountain laurel, and treasured its beauty, but one time it almost became my downfall.Aunt Ruby and I had gone for a hike up the hillside where the...

The only treatment is to offer supportive medical care to counteract the effects of the poison.Not surprisingly, the beans have been put to much less wholesome use. I recently saw a brief news release, announcing the recall of a particular bracelet made...

It grows from Quebec to Manitoba, south to Alabama and Louisiana, and west to Kansas. There are some 250 known species of Clematis in the world, many of which have been hybridized and have become favorite plants of home gardeners.

Unfortunately, news traveled slowly, and people continued to be afflicted with milk sickness for some time after the root cause was discovered. Among these early settlers was a family with a now well-known name: Lincoln.

I remember sleeping nearby, knowing full well that I must be careful not to break it and spill the devil's milk. I planted it in a rock garden in the front of my house, then when it became crowded, I moved it to a shade garden at the side of my house.

Maybe some research needs to done in that direction. Some sound risky. If something causes your mind to heal you, it is a cure, it is not? I do not expect anyone to like poison oak as a result of this article.

Often overlooked, these Mexican succulent rosette plants are among the best landscape and potted plants in the family Crassulaceae. In the Crassula family (Crassulaceae) there are a lot of plants that mimic other plants leading to endless confusion by...

Plants that crest early in life tend to stay somewhat immature and rarely flower or develop a reproductive functional anatomy. Since October is Mutants and Monsters month, I find it appropriate to discuss some of favorite monsters- the monstrose and cristate...

Rarely do Euphorbia spines come from knobs as though the spines were poking out through the plant's surface (the way cactus spines always look).The spines of Pachypodiums, Alluaudias and Didiereas rarely arise from a bump, and most smoothly taper from...

Knowing what you're dealing with is paramount. Poison Oak forms small white berries that remain on the stem after the leaves drop.All parts of the plant are toxic and should be avoided.