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Deadly but easily obtainable
Nerium oleander , or just Oleander ; a beautiful plant widely available in garden centres . Much planted out during the summer-months ; this is actually one of the worlds most poisonous plants (in the top five) . The leaves , or even the juice from them can be absolutely fatal to humans !
This is sold with virtually no warnings as to its toxicity . Stupid isn't it?
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but who eats the flower garden? They're full of 'deadly' plants and everyone chooses the one they think most deadly to worry about.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Loads of poisonous plants in my garden, the children and now the grandchildren were always told never to touch any of the plants in the garden without asking about them. They didn't.
I think it should me mentioned on the labels - taking a 'at least you've been told' approach.
I suspect the reason it's not is because there's no legislation that requires it, and if they did print a big POISONOUS on the label it's not going to help sales
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
If you're concerned about the toxicity of plants, you can always take responsibility for yourself and Google them before you buy them. If you think that the risk is unacceptable, then don't buy the plant.
Having spent a fair bit of time in the southern Med., which is full of Oleanders, it is a miracle that there are any people surviving.
My garden is full of foxgloves and aconitum and I am still alive.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Many on here will know I have had a recent encounter with euphorbia.
It turned into an ophthalmic emergency. I am still attending hospital.
It was entirely my own fault! I was complacent. I have no intention of digging it out as it is doing what it is meant to do, i.e. Ground cover
my family will be made aware and children taught about plants without frightening them off the pleasure they can give
I have lots of other toxic plants.
I also have goggles,gauntlets, wellies, skin screen sprays, a first aid box ........................
A A Milne
and avoid that scary rhubarb, the leaves are highly poisonous too.
Paul B3, how many folk in the UK have ever died as a result of these plants?