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10 plants that should be handled with particular care.

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1. This distinctively-flavoured nut contains a rather hefty amount of cyanide. BITTER ALMOND - Oxfordboy
2. Every part of this plant, prized for its delicate, scented flowers and often used in bridal bouquets, is highly poisonous. LILY OF THE VALLEY Mike Strand 2
3. The powerful toxin contained in the seeds of this common plant has been used as an agent of terrorism and chemical warfare. CASTOR OIL PLANT - Mike Strand 2
4. This herb of the mint family was used in the past as an abortifacient, sometimes with tragic results. PENNYROYAL - Firefly
5. Closely related to tomatoes and potatoes, this plant is one of the most poisonous in the Eastern Hemisphere. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE - Devil
6. These lovely yet deadly mauve flowers bloom in meadows at the end of summer AUTUMN CROCUS - Devil
7. In ancient times, this relative of celery and parsley was used to execute condemned prisoners - HEMLOCK - Mike Strand 2
8. The chemical compound in this bitter-tasting "biblical" plant can cause hallucinations and seizures. WORMWOOD - Mike Strand 2
9. The potentially deadly toxin of this plant with striking tubular flowers is used to treat heart failure. FOXGLOVE- Varky
10. Widely cultivated for ornamental purposes, this flowering shrub is so toxic that even its sap can give severe allergic reactions. OLEANDER - Devil
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9 Foxglove
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4. Pennyroyal
6. Deadly Nightshade
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Firefly wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:52 pm
6. Deadly Nightshade

Try again ;) with the number!
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1. Bitter Almond
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2. Lily of the valley (In my mothers bouquet in 1939. I have the pressed and dried remains!)

3. Ricin is obtained from Castor Bean plant seeds
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7. Hemlock?
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6. Colchicum aka autumn crocus
10. Look along the side of the roads, often seen here as a summer flowering shrub
3. Could also be mustard when concentrated
5. Many species including the nightshades
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Devil wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:06 pm
10. Look along the side of the roads, often seen here as a summer flowering shrub
Have you got a name for the plant?
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Simply Oleander!
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8. Is this Wormwood?
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Now complete.

Be careful in the garden :o
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