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Old 10-05-2006, 12:53 PM posted to aus.gardens
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Default Brunfelsia - neurotoxin

In article ,
Linda H wrote:

Hi again, Roberta. I just typed 'Brunfelsia australis' into Google
images (
http://images.google.com/images?q=Br...=en&lr=&s tar
t=20&sa=N
) and yes, that's a pretty mauve flower so I can see why some people
have adopted it as an ornamental plant. I'll be sure to warn anyone I
see with it about its toxic properties for dogs.


I only wish it were attractive to the next-door neighbour's cats!

The common name is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: the flowers change colour
each day for 3 days.

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