Paphos Life

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

9 Foxglove

4. Pennyroyal
6. Deadly Nightshade

Firefly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:52 pm
6. Deadly Nightshade

Try again with the number!

1. Bitter Almond

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

7. Hemlock?

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

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?

Simply Oleander!

8. Is this Wormwood?

Now complete.

Be careful in the garden