"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 16/8/06 23:33, in article , "Rupert
(W.Yorkshire)"
wrote:

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Try the berries of Leycesteria formosa, a lovely very distinct toffee
taste
and non toxic (I think) :-)

Spoilsport! Poor pheasants. ;-)

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

The peasants can find their own food:-)
I always know when the berries are read for eating when the blackbirds go
into a fearless frenzy to get at them. The odd berries that survive and
ripen seem to attract Goldfinches in winter.
I can't find any information about the big white berries on LEYCESTERIA
crocothyrsos . They look so tempting and juicy but the birds don't seem to
touch them. I might just .....