06-15-2008, 06:19 AM
hi again, I hadn't seen this topic bumped ...
gtill, yeah, I put castor bean in the top post. Very common here!
StillHope - yes, the book has a color picture for each plant it discusses.
Mitzi - that lethal rosary bead plant is in the book.
ArtM - the book discusses how poinsettia gets a bad rap that is undeserved.
Yep, plumeria is a good one because it's so easy to release the sap.
lol, I sound like I'm pushing the book, but really I'm just checking it to see how good a resource it is. So far, it holds up very well!
oink -- thanks for that article. I see that one author of the book is an ER doc here and was quoted. Have to say I'm annoyed by the dad's response. Your teenage kid does something lolo and you want to outlaw a beautiful plant. I have three angel trumpet's and I find the scent mesmerizing.
Angel's trumpet is related to datura, which grows roadside in Texas, Mexico, etc.. I remember in the 60's when everyone wanted to find something new to get high on (I was a teen in the late 60's), and jimson weed or datura was discussed a lot. The conventional wisdom was that the plant was way too bad news to mess around with for a high.
Educate the kids on poisonous plants so they won't experiment to get high.
As for little kids, there is no way to make Hawai'i safe because half the plants can hurt you. You just have to teach your kids not to pick things and eat them.
gtill, yeah, I put castor bean in the top post. Very common here!
StillHope - yes, the book has a color picture for each plant it discusses.
Mitzi - that lethal rosary bead plant is in the book.
ArtM - the book discusses how poinsettia gets a bad rap that is undeserved.
Yep, plumeria is a good one because it's so easy to release the sap.
lol, I sound like I'm pushing the book, but really I'm just checking it to see how good a resource it is. So far, it holds up very well!
oink -- thanks for that article. I see that one author of the book is an ER doc here and was quoted. Have to say I'm annoyed by the dad's response. Your teenage kid does something lolo and you want to outlaw a beautiful plant. I have three angel trumpet's and I find the scent mesmerizing.
Angel's trumpet is related to datura, which grows roadside in Texas, Mexico, etc.. I remember in the 60's when everyone wanted to find something new to get high on (I was a teen in the late 60's), and jimson weed or datura was discussed a lot. The conventional wisdom was that the plant was way too bad news to mess around with for a high.
Educate the kids on poisonous plants so they won't experiment to get high.
As for little kids, there is no way to make Hawai'i safe because half the plants can hurt you. You just have to teach your kids not to pick things and eat them.