tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3609277329883141553..comments2024-03-18T18:06:36.159+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Laurier Rose.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13368261355676253062016-07-22T00:03:37.870+01:002016-07-22T00:03:37.870+01:00Glad to see the warning about all parts being pois...Glad to see the warning about all parts being poisonous Cro. I was horrified when I first moved to where we live that lining the road on both sides of the local primary school..was Oleanders.. I am sure no one gave it a thought but all I could think of was kids picking the flowers to take home to mum and then sticking their fingers in their mouths. To this date they are still there!!<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13788757636782105622016-07-21T04:36:29.833+01:002016-07-21T04:36:29.833+01:00Datura grows wild here. I believe that Medieval Nu...Datura grows wild here. I believe that Medieval Nuns used to inhale it's smoke to induce a 'dream-like state'. If you inhale too much your vision goes totally red.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38371084424361329182016-07-20T20:31:49.194+01:002016-07-20T20:31:49.194+01:00No, we don't touch ours either, but we have a ...No, we don't touch ours either, but we have a gardener who trims them back occasionally.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58031797235496188132016-07-20T19:34:37.213+01:002016-07-20T19:34:37.213+01:00I've a friend, a very sweet woman from Califor...I've a friend, a very sweet woman from California, who loves growing poisonous plants... her garden is filled with all things beautiful and deadly. She's especially fond of datura and brugmansia.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22755351145012531222016-07-20T15:49:16.407+01:002016-07-20T15:49:16.407+01:00I think you're right. Even here we've lost...I think you're right. Even here we've lost them in the past to frost.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2029172015722255572016-07-20T15:32:33.532+01:002016-07-20T15:32:33.532+01:00I have not seen one in this country Cro - I rather...I have not seen one in this country Cro - I rather think it would not care for our winter frosts.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30063856788613300492016-07-20T13:18:40.575+01:002016-07-20T13:18:40.575+01:00Breathing in smoke from Oleander wood is very toxi...Breathing in smoke from Oleander wood is very toxic. I like the plants, and wouldn't get rid of mine.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91814538155848273442016-07-20T13:17:22.604+01:002016-07-20T13:17:22.604+01:00They're everywhere in the south of France. The...They're everywhere in the south of France. They're almost the national (poisoned) flower.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35795357839573380592016-07-20T10:49:46.352+01:002016-07-20T10:49:46.352+01:00I remember many years ago, here in Oz, a family bu...I remember many years ago, here in Oz, a family burned oleander wood in their open fire and died. I've been terrified of it ever since. There are many equally (or more) attractive (and less sinister) plants to growNinaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15097889767262744842016-07-20T10:40:24.032+01:002016-07-20T10:40:24.032+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ninaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79225448033667754862016-07-20T10:09:22.727+01:002016-07-20T10:09:22.727+01:00So that's what those flowers that grow all ove...So that's what those flowers that grow all over the Med are called. I also didn't know they are poisonous.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17467295436641128242016-07-20T09:56:28.692+01:002016-07-20T09:56:28.692+01:00It's best to wear gloves when trimming them ba...It's best to wear gloves when trimming them back. Normally I don't touch mine at all.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57419683656182453392016-07-20T09:55:15.825+01:002016-07-20T09:55:15.825+01:00Deadlier than the female too.Deadlier than the female too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81912485771596690052016-07-20T09:54:59.496+01:002016-07-20T09:54:59.496+01:00It doesn't really worry me that they're so...It doesn't really worry me that they're so poisonous. I just make sure to tell all the children (and certain townies) to keep away.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33000457279440489832016-07-20T08:22:38.029+01:002016-07-20T08:22:38.029+01:00The oleander here is quite magnificent this year. ...The oleander here is quite magnificent this year. We have a couple of hedges, red, pink with a variegated leaf, and several single ones. When they were originally planted no-one told us how poisonous they were - to humans but especially to dogs. After 20 years they are fully mature - 4-5 metres high, and the same in diameter, and too big to cut down without involving a great deal of work. We always worry when they have been cut back because the sap seems to leak all over the tiles on the terraces. So far our dogs have been lucky, but there's always one that's too inquisitive.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64472023903401193882016-07-20T07:51:54.999+01:002016-07-20T07:51:54.999+01:00Deadlier than the male.Deadlier than the male.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83891325496745591172016-07-20T07:29:50.860+01:002016-07-20T07:29:50.860+01:00Oleanders are beautiful and here they seem to thri...Oleanders are beautiful and here they seem to thrive so well on the motorway isles; in full sun, no water, plenty of dust and car fumes! Mine on my balcony in a pot were pampered and taken care of but they always looked sad. I got rid of them when I was told they were poisonous!<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63863795970410348032016-07-20T06:29:02.750+01:002016-07-20T06:29:02.750+01:00There's even a story about some campers who us...There's even a story about some campers who used the stripped twigs for brochettes. They died.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64539074182472242262016-07-20T06:27:46.180+01:002016-07-20T06:27:46.180+01:00Everything about them is dangerous. We let the chi...Everything about them is dangerous. We let the children know!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71590973083672415182016-07-20T06:27:11.606+01:002016-07-20T06:27:11.606+01:00I didn't realise it was so dangerous.I didn't realise it was so dangerous.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32616072070444803212016-07-20T06:10:56.626+01:002016-07-20T06:10:56.626+01:00You should not tuch your eyes after tuching the fl...You should not tuch your eyes after tuching the flower. Be careful.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.com