Toxic Plants For Pets

I was intrigued; I knew that castor beans were highly poisonous, but hadn't ever heard of jequirity beans. The initial symptoms, which may not show up for several days after ingestion, may be mistaken for other common gastrointestinal complaints, as they...

Sure you don't want? I hope this article did not terrify you but a warned gardener is worth two, avoid tasting what you do not know. The plant kingdom does offer a great many delicious tastes but some can prove to be finalas a matter of fact many species...

Excellent drainage is a must.'Jackman's Blue,' a popular cultivar in Europe, has beautiful bluish green foliage and can grow to 2-3' tall and wide. Lastly, as the name suggests,'Blue Mound' has a mounding growth habit and will get to about 15" tall.If...

None are this size... The Agave on the right is being cut to eventually eliminate it (unwanted sucker)... But if you need this tool, you really should be hiring someone else to do the work- too dangerous and most of the things I prune that require that...

My mother could not hullwithout breaking out into a rash on her hands. Basically, it's the same protective mechanism that animals and insects use to keep from becoming a predator's lunch! Ever see a deer or rabbit munching on poison ivy?

However, many of the plants mentioned in the series are quite real and have a long and storied history. It was believed that the mandrake shrieked when pulled from the ground, causing anyone who listened to perish.

Not too much to ask for, right?After a vigilant search to locate plants that might meet my high expectations, Euphorbias seemed a perfect solution! Late last fall, I dedicated an area for them and commenced planting.I wasn't disappointed; by late spring...

It seemed to be a cure for everything because every time I turned around, somebody was standing there with a spoonful of the nasty stuff, just waiting to poke it into my mouth. Castor oil was one of those dirty words that I never wanted to hear when I...

As delicate as birds seem, they actually seem to be able to tolerate a lot of plants being nibbled and ingested that would be very noxious or toxic to a dog or cat. But how toxic are they, and should we all be concerned?

Cows were treasured, both as a source of meat and of milk, and it is particularly tragic that they were the indirect transmitters of an affliction the settlers had not encountered before: milk sickness.In 1816, Mr. Thomas Lincoln and his wife, Nancy Hanks...

Most of us would never think of learning to make salves to cure bug bites, not when we can zip into the pharmacy with a prescription from the doctor, and have salve in our hands within a few minutes.

They may be grown in full sun or part shade. Datura, castor bean and foxglove are also highly poisonous yet popular garden plants.Some hybrids are 'Carneum', Stainless Steel', 'Eleonor' and 'Bicolor'

The Canadian government, in its Poisonous Plants Information System, states that "the risk of severe poisoning does not appear great because of vomiting that occurs after ingesting."The plant can also cause dermatitis.

Primarily of Central American origin with many species extending into the very southern United States (and at least one species is native toMost of the species I am interested in are grown strictly for their ornamental value.when it's cold enough, but...

We came to one of the electric poles and the entire bottom was covered along the guide wires by a vine that grew in abundance. Tish was right behind me. My mother had asked if I had been in poison ivy and I strongly denied it, but I was afraid to tell...

It should be noted that the level of PHA is highest in seeds, and green beans are usually consumed for the sake of the green fleshy pod, at a stage when the seeds are only beginning to develop.

Label the envelope now before you have a chance to forget.Have you planned a new foxglove patch already? Common foxgloves have spectacular blooms and are fairly easy to grow. The seeds mostly stay inside the upright pods.

Abelias are some of the most rewarding and easiest to grow shrubs, remaining evergreen in zones 8-9 and becoming deciduous in the coldest portions of their range. Images courtesy of Proven Winners, www.provenwinners.com

That bee got really angry and he started coming after us again.Now the fashion of the day must have been long dresses with fully gathered skirts made of lots of fabric. Aunt Ruby jerked me to her side and pulled me up under her full gathered skirt and...

Well, maybe not quite, but it was as close to autumn in Vermont as we are going to get around here.Poison oak is ubiquitous in the local Santa Monica Mountains. It loses its leaves in response to dry weather, but first they turn a stunning pinkish red.

But on this morning in particular, Aunt Bett came to ask Mom's permission for me to go with her to the upper field above her house to pick comfrey. In the mountains sometimes there would be a bit of level ground high up on a mountainside, and it was not...

Hibiscus ‘Pinot Noir' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis hybrid) ‘Pinot Noir' has exceptionally large, 8-9” flowers that are light lavender with maroon centers. Like all hibiscus, grow in full sun with plentiful water and fertilizer to optimize blooming potential.

Hibiscus ‘Space Oddity' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis hybrid) This unusual hibiscus has large 7-8” flowers with pretty orange ruffled petal edges. As with all hibiscus, grow in full sun with plenty of water and fertilizer throughout the summer months to...

The blooms are lightly fragrant. Zygo Orchid Syd Monkhouse (Zygopetalum hybrid) Zygopetalum orchids originated in tropical South America, and they are rare and unusual. There are usually 3-4 flowers per spike and flowers last about 3 weeks.

Variegated Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thompsoniae ‘Variegata') Here's a beautiful variation of this famous climber that has clusters of brilliant red flowers against white calyces and striking variegated foliage in tones of cream and green.

One night my 3 year old grandson was visiting and we were chasing fireflies just at dusk. I realized that those large plants were from the seeds that had been marked TOXIC. A beauty of a flowernearly iridescent and glowing in the darkness.

Health food stores sell cashews marketed as "raw". For the most part, no one would ever consider eating any of these plants.But most of us have enjoyed a cashew or two or two hundred and twenty two.