On Sat, 11 May 2013 04:15:35 +0000 (UTC), Danny D
wrote:

You do know that oleanders are poisonous?

Interesting that only 10 grams of leaves can kill an animal
via an effect similar to that of digitalis.

The article says "direct contact with people should be avoided".
What does *that* mean? Clearly one wouldn't eat the leaves,
although I do suck on a bay laurel leaf or two while hiking.

Contact with the oils. IIRC white like sap that runs after you cut the
branches. Some communities have banned oleanders from being planted.
Folks get allergies from them.

"...Oleander poisoning occurs when someone sucks nectar from the
flowers or chews leaves from the oleander or yellow oleander plant.
Poisoning can also happen if you eat honey made by bees that used the
oleander plant for nectar."

http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/h/oleander-allergy.html