italian arum

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  May 2020

  
  Most animals will leave it alone.
  
  Quote wiki...."Leaves, fruits and rhizomes contain compounds that make them poisonous. Notably, leaves are rich in oxalic acid; other active principles are present in other parts. The ingestion of berries, which are showy and red, can be fatal for babies and young children."
  

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• Danielm2323 Posts: 65

  May 2020

  So the leaves are ok if I brushed against them? 

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  May 2020

  Yes ... as a child I used to pick them and ‘unwrap’ the flower spathe to see how many flies it had caught. 
  

  I knew it was poisonous so made sure not to lick my fingers and always washed my hands when I went indoors ... and also made sure younger children didn’t touch them. 😊 

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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