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Shell 27-07-2004 08:03 PM

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We have an unknown plant growing in our garden, can anyone help identify it.

www.starchimes.co.uk

thanks



David Hill 27-07-2004 10:02 PM

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www.starchimes.co.uk

Looks like a healthy young Thorn apple

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk





Phil L 27-07-2004 11:03 PM

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Shell wrote:
:: We have an unknown plant growing in our garden, can anyone help
:: identify it.
::
:: www.starchimes.co.uk
::
:: thanks

As said earlier, it certainly looks like a thorn apple...a bit of a
coincidence as I was browsing through pages yesterday looking for toxic
plants, when I stumbled upon this very plant!

Every part of it is highly toxic and can potentially cause severe illness
and even death.

http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_thornapple.htm



Bob Hobden 28-07-2004 12:04 AM

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"Phil L" wrote after Steve wrote
:: We have an unknown plant growing in our garden, can anyone help
:: identify it.
::
:: www.starchimes.co.uk
::
:: thanks

As said earlier, it certainly looks like a thorn apple...a bit of a
coincidence as I was browsing through pages yesterday looking for toxic
plants, when I stumbled upon this very plant!

Every part of it is highly toxic and can potentially cause severe illness
and even death.

http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_thornapple.htm


Found one growing on a path on our Allotment site, flowers are so datura
like you can't miss it, avoided cutting it when I mowed ( DIY!) but a bloody
Council tractor has driven over it since, it's still alive, just.

--
Regards
Bob
in Runnymede, 17miles west of London, UK





Phil L 28-07-2004 12:04 AM

Plant ID
 
Bob Hobden wrote:
:: "Phil L" wrote after Steve wrote
::::: We have an unknown plant growing in our garden, can anyone help
::::: identify it.
:::::
::::: www.starchimes.co.uk
:::::
::::: thanks
:::
::: As said earlier, it certainly looks like a thorn apple...a bit of
::: a coincidence as I was browsing through pages yesterday looking
::: for toxic plants, when I stumbled upon this very plant!
:::
::: Every part of it is highly toxic and can potentially cause severe
::: illness and even death.
:::
::: http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_thornapple.htm
:::
::
:: Found one growing on a path on our Allotment site, flowers are so
:: datura like you can't miss it, avoided cutting it when I mowed (
:: DIY!) but a bloody Council tractor has driven over it since, it's
:: still alive, just.
::
I don't think I've ever seen one around here, although I've not been
looking - I am interested in medicinal plants, but not to the extent of
actually taking them myself, but I'm tempted to make a poultice of 'sticky
willy' for the excema on my shin -it usually flares up about this time of
year and few, if any, prescribed medications seem to have any effect on it
when it does.



JennyC 28-07-2004 11:07 AM

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"Phil L" wrote in message
...
Bob Hobden wrote:
:: "Phil L" wrote after Steve wrote
::::: We have an unknown plant growing in our garden, can anyone help
::::: identify it.
:::::
::::: www.starchimes.co.uk
::::: ::::: thanks
:::
::: As said earlier, it certainly looks like a thorn apple...a bit of
::: a coincidence as I was browsing through pages yesterday looking
::: for toxic plants, when I stumbled upon this very plant!
::: ::: Every part of it is highly toxic and can potentially cause severe
::: illness and even death.
:::
::: http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_thornapple.htm
:::
::
:: Found one growing on a path on our Allotment site, flowers are so
:: datura like you can't miss it, avoided cutting it when I mowed (
:: DIY!) but a bloody Council tractor has driven over it since, it's
:: still alive, just.
::
I don't think I've ever seen one around here


What no Council tractors :~)))))

although I've not been
looking - I am interested in medicinal plants, but not to the extent of
actually taking them myself, but I'm tempted to make a poultice of 'sticky
willy' for the excema on my shin -it usually flares up about this time of
year and few, if any, prescribed medications seem to have any effect on it
when it does.


The zoo in Rotterdam is also a botanical garden end they grew the Thorn Apple
(Datura stramonium) as part of a 'Witches Plants' theme border. The seed pods
are interesting and I now have it popping up in my own garden. Not a thing of
great beauty, but a talking point !

Jenny



[email protected] 28-07-2004 11:07 AM

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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:48:48 +0200, "JennyC" wrote:


The zoo in Rotterdam is also a botanical garden end they grew the Thorn Apple
(Datura stramonium) as part of a 'Witches Plants' theme border. The seed pods
are interesting and I now have it popping up in my own garden. Not a thing of
great beauty, but a talking point !


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--
Martin


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