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is Boston Ivy poisonous ?

liamneesonliamneeson Posts: 4
in Plants

i recently bought seeds of boston ivy and looking forward to grow it infront of my house so it can cover my front building 

now the problem is that i read from some sites that this plant is poisonous 

what if some animal eat it do you have any knowledge about that ?

sorry for my english,its not my mother language

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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995

    Am I right in thinking Boston Ivy is Virginia Creeper?  If so, it's not exactly poisonous per say, but the sap is a skin irritant (so take protection if you are chopping it back).. and the berries can make a small child sick.  I assume it will make pets/animals sick if they eat it as well.  

    Do you have small children, or pets that are prone to eating vegetation?  If so, be careful about where you plant it.  I put those sort of plants in the front yard, where my dog and children are closely supervised.  

    Utah, USA.
  • liamneesonliamneeson Posts: 4
    I have buffaloes ans cows in my space... So they have this habit of eating plants and sometime leafs... So if i plant in in earth ofcos leafs are gonna be start growing from earth and go to top then i think i need to completely cut leafs from 8 foot below ground so my animals wouldn't eat em
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995

    You'll need to grow it up a structure.. a fence, side of your house, tree, etc.  Could you just fence in the bottom section?  

    Utah, USA.
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