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My Toxic, Painful Garden Revisited: pruning considerations
These are all 'bypass' pruners (except for the one pair of wire cutters in there, top center). Hangs up on all tlhe fibers (left); close up of torn, shredded fibers from the saw (right)Agave leaves in yard being cut with a utility razor.
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Plants That Irritate the Skin: Beyond Poison Ivy
One popular plant in the photo at right is a culprit for contact dermatitis: theinfection can be. I cannot even brush a bare arm against aleaf without an immediate burning reaction; but I can eat the fruit.
California
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Herbology at Hogwarts: Plants in the Harry Potter Books
However, many of the plants mentioned in the series are quite real and have a long and storied history. It is valued in gardens for its imposing spires of deep blue flowers.In their second year, Hogwarts students learn how to repot mandrakes in Herbology...
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El Segundo
Hardy Euphorbias in the Garden - An Untamed Passion for \'Shrubby Spurges\'
A miniature form of its parent, Euphorbia x martinii, with an extremely long blooming period. Okay, so I'm not the most patient gardener! I was also looking for plants with evergreen foliage to provide some interest in the garden over the long winter.
California
El Segundo
Castor oil, anyone?
Ricin irritates the intestines and causes, for lack of a more gentile term, rapid purging. There is so much to remember about plants, is it worth it to have these hidden dangers in our gardens?
California
El Segundo
Toxic Plants of the Winter Holidays, from a Veterinary Perspective
The only holiday plant on the list of actual toxicities reported in birds is the ever-present Poinsettia, and those episodes involved mild oral irritation and perhaps some vomiting.
California
El Segundo
White Snakeroot and Milk Sickness: The Toxic Plant that Killed Nancy Hanks Lincoln
[3] Adult cattle seemed the least affected, and sometimes didn't even show any symptoms of poisoning, though any calves that were nursing from stricken animals usually died.Soon after, people who drank the milk or ate meat from the affected animals would...
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Sorrel
My articles would be quite bland without your excellent photos.Source for verification: Magic and Medicine of Plants, 1986, The Readers Digest Association, Inc. Take sorrel, for example.
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El Segundo
Monkshood - A Deadly Beauty!
Today there are more than just the standard blue species. Now you can get white, pale blue, various shades of pink and even yellow. However, gardeners beware! This plant has a deadly sideit is among the most toxic plants out there! Read more about...
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Snowberry ~ The Name Says It Best
It provides nice dark green foliage spring through fall and white flowers tinged with pink in the spring. The real show is the waxy-white berries that give this bush its name and provide food for many species of game birds from fall into winter.
California
El Segundo
Toxic Plants- What Does That Really Mean
Some substances are very mildly toxic, but if one were to ingest enough of it, significant poisoning could occur.If a dog ate 100 lbs of lawn clippings, it would certainly become very ill, possibly even bloat and die.This problem with the definition of...
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El Segundo
Introduction to Jatrophas
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...
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Jequirity Beans: Those Poisonous Pretties
They warned of the potential for accidental fatal poisonings, and recommended that anyone who had purchased one enclose it in a sealed bag and return it immediately. The Centers for Disease Control in the United States have put together a treatment plan,...
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Virgin\'s Bower
My Aunt Bett was called upon, and after an application or two of one of her concocted linaments did not help it at all, I was taken to the doctor. I was walking home from school with my cousin Tish.
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Beans! Beans! The Poisonous Fruit!
For this reason, such foods as chili should not be made with kidney beans in a slow cooker at the low setting without first boiling the beans.For the safest results in cooking dried kidney beans, they should first be soaked for several hours, the soaking...
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Collecting foxglove seeds
They ripen first near the bottom of the stem. When a ripe pod is turned down, tiny brown or black seeds will spill out. Watch the lower pods for cracks and holes. Let nature take over the care, and chances are good you will have plenty of seedlings by...
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Mountain Laurel Memories
As a result of his work, the land was partially cleared and dappled with trees that were left standing all the way to the top of the hillside. Aunt Ruby jerked me to her side and pulled me up under her full gathered skirt and we proceeded to trip like...
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Poison Oak Appreciation
One of my earliest memories comes from when I was around three years old. However, it is a rugged plant and can also be found in rocky chaparral, the tangles of a riparian woodland, hot coastal sage scrub, and on low coastal bluffs just yards from the...
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Comfrey, Aunt Bett, and Me
But Aunt Bett had more to tell me: "Comfrey ain't no easy plant to pick," she said. Tongue against lower teeth, blow, blow, WHISTLE I could whistle. As I always said, Aunt Bett was magical.We pulled out our paper sacks, always stored smallest into...
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Aunt Bett\'s Story about the Devil\'s Plant: Datura
Well, it wasn't excactly the same but it was close enough. This went on for a day or two and my ma she never left young Mason's side. They run to git Ma, and I come with her when she went to see what uz wrong with young Mason.
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Unbelievable! Cashews and Poison Ivy
These are a light, off-white color and taste almost sweet. See the footnotes for a link to interesting plant files information.The item on the right is a rendering of a mature false fruit and cashew shell.worm emerging from the bottom end of an apple...
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Are Banana Plants Toxic?
If adverse symptoms appear, consult a doctor or veterinarian. Deep purple in color, they are often used in Southeastern Asian dishes.Ingestion of the banana plant will not harm cats, horses and dogs, states the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...
California
Santa Monica
Napping in the Graveyard Moss
It is also poisonous to hay eating animals. What a dichotomy! Sleep near it, but don't break it! Because it grew around the perimeter of the cemetery, I think we were told to sleep near it, but not touch it, so we did not go beyond its borders and get...
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8 Plants That Are Toxic to Livestock
Learn some common ones and how to keep your livestock safe wherever they are. If you're in a more developed area, don't let your goats browse near the house where decorative landscaping might exist.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gardening Hazards: Don\'t Touch That Poison Ivy!
In contrast, Poison Ivy has shiny leaves with smooth edges.Ivy. Some commercial products can be applied before contact to prevent or at least lessen exposure.es turn brilliant red in fall.
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Toxic Plants To Dogs – Plants That Are Poisonous To Dogs
Dogs can be extremely vigilant in their quest for something to nibble on — a bone here, a shoe there, and even a plant or two. For a more complete listing of plants toxic to dogs, please visit:Cornell University: Poisonous Plants Affecting DogsUC Davis...
Ohio
Willoughby
Mother of Thousands, Kalanchoe daigremontiana: Controlling the Population Explosion!
All along the edges of these "leaves" are little jagged spurs, which have the unusual ability to asexually develop little plantlets on each point, complete with two pairs of leaflets and roots.
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