Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

--
Kathy
A person who doesn't like cats must have been a mouse in a previous life.

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Kathy wrote:
Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

Their sap is irritant, and they probably are poisonous. But so what?
The same is true of many widely-grown garden plants, decorative and
culinary.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy"
wrote:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

Probably, but do you have nightmares about rhubarb leaves?

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden.
Daffodil bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts
of laburnum are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin
irritant for some people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It
might be worth looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has
been a fatality through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I
have never, ever, heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden. Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never, ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just buried.
She was poisoned.

--
Kathy
A person who doesn't like cats must have been a mouse in a previous life.

On 2009-09-22 00:20:14 +0100, "Kathy" said:

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden. Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never, ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just buried.
She was poisoned.

Poor you and poor cat - that's horrible. Would it be suitable to
plant Nepeta - catnip? Cats love that and go quite silly rolling about
in it. It's a really lovely plant in itself, IMO and pretty easy to
grow in a sunny place.
--
Sacha

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-09-22 00:20:14 +0100, "Kathy" said:

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden.
Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never,
ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I
said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just buried.
She was poisoned.

Poor you and poor cat - that's horrible. Would it be suitable to plant
Nepeta - catnip? Cats love that and go quite silly rolling about in it.
It's a really lovely plant in itself, IMO and pretty easy to grow in a
sunny place.
--
Sacha

How can you tell if a cat has been poisoned? How does one go about
preventing this from happening?

In article ,
says...
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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden. Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never, ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just buried.
She was poisoned.


My cat usesone of the clematis to climb up on the roof and her bed of
choice is my clematis liners on the nursery, so while clematis do have a
mild irritent in them you would have to consume quite large quantities to
do any harm and it tastes horrible (dont ask!)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-09-22 00:20:14 +0100, "Kathy" said:

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden.
Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never,
ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I
said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just buried.
She was poisoned.

Poor you and poor cat - that's horrible. Would it be suitable to plant
Nepeta - catnip? Cats love that and go quite silly rolling about in it.
It's a really lovely plant in itself, IMO and pretty easy to grow in a
sunny place.

Had one of those - she hated it! I thought clematis because the spot is
ideal, cold roots, full sun at the top of the fence.

--
Kathy
A person who doesn't like cats must have been a mouse in a previous life.

"john royce" wrote in message
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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-09-22 00:20:14 +0100, "Kathy" said:

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are
poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden.
Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of
laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for
some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never,
ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I
said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just
buried.
She was poisoned.

Poor you and poor cat - that's horrible. Would it be suitable to plant
Nepeta - catnip? Cats love that and go quite silly rolling about in it.
It's a really lovely plant in itself, IMO and pretty easy to grow in a
sunny place.
--
Sacha

How can you tell if a cat has been poisoned?

She wouldn't eat and then stopped drinking, didn't want to move, and
developed muscle spasms. She also had a sore throat, according to the vet.
He took blood and urine samples, which showed evidence of anti-freeze and
rat poison, but not enough to be definite.

How does one go about
preventing this from happening?

I don't know. Wish I did. Could have kept her locked up, but that would
have been cruel and have given her no quality of life.

--
Kathy
A person who doesn't like cats must have been a mouse in a previous life.

On 2009-09-22 22:58:49 +0100, "Kathy" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-09-22 00:20:14 +0100, "Kathy" said:

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On 2009-09-21 15:04:05 +0100, "Kathy" said:

Recently, on another, non-gardening, newsgroup, I mentioned that I was
going
to plant a clematis. Another poster commented that they are poisonous.
I've never heard this before, are they right?

There are more poisonous than non-toxic plants in every garden.
Daffodil
bulbs are poisonous, rhubarb leaves are poisonous, all parts of laburnum
are poisonous. Euphorbia sap can produce a major skin irritant for some
people as can daffodil flower stem sap and so on. It might be worth
looking at the RHS web site but I don't think there has been a fatality
through anyone chomping on garden plants, for years. I have never,
ever,
heard of anyone suffering from a reaction to Clematis.

Thanks for all the replies. The comment may have come about because I
said
I am going to plant one to honour my cat, Millie, who I have just buried.
She was poisoned.

Poor you and poor cat - that's horrible. Would it be suitable to plant
Nepeta - catnip? Cats love that and go quite silly rolling about in it.
It's a really lovely plant in itself, IMO and pretty easy to grow in a
sunny place.

Had one of those - she hated it! I thought clematis because the spot is
ideal, cold roots, full sun at the top of the fence.

A cat that didn't like catnip - amazing! The Clematis idea sounds perfect.
--
Sacha