Flowers - Page 2

28-03-2007, 06:59 PM

thanks sue i appreciate that

29-03-2007, 04:30 PM

Hi
Sorry for the delay. I got a reply re the flowers and I was right that both wallflowers and forsythia should be avoided. not suer where the info came from but maybe their list needs to be amended also.
Below is the reply to my query.
Hope this helps

No probs. Yes, Forsythia contains a glycoside. Digitalis is a glycoside,
so one to avoid! You are right about Wallflowers. They are mustards and
mustards are members of the Brassica family. But Wallflowers also
contain a glycoside, which like digitalis can stimulate the heart in
minute doses but is toxic in larger doses. So another one to avoid!

niamherrity · 29-03-2007, 04:46 PM

Thanks sue

Hoping those seeds don't grow now

pawsplus · 29-03-2007, 07:06 PM

Wild violets are o.k., right?

29-03-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pawsplus

Wild violets are o.k., right?

it appears viloets are fine

http://www.thetortoisehouse.com/

Henry-flash · 29-03-2007, 08:28 PM

Yes they are. same family as pansies and violas. I use them in my enclousures

29-03-2007, 08:28 PM

[quote="wizzasmum"]Hi
Sorry for the delay. I got a reply re the flowers and I was right that both wallflowers and forsythia should be avoided. not suer where the info came from but maybe their list needs to be amended also.
Below is the reply to my query.
Hope this helps

thanks sue

Fallen Angel · 29-03-2007, 08:33 PM

Well im confused wallflowers are on the list on the link linda put up am i reading it wrong?

Henry-flash · 29-03-2007, 08:54 PM

Yes wallflowers do appear on the tortoise house list, which has recently been updated by Martin Dann. Sue was it Martin who replyed?

Fallen Angel · 29-03-2007, 09:48 PM

Cheers Pete you took the words right out of my mouth im confused

Nicky

29-03-2007, 08:28 PM	#16
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Yes they are. same family as pansies and violas. I use them in my enclousures __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

29-03-2007, 08:33 PM	#18
Fallen Angel Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1,645	Well im confused wallflowers are on the list on the link linda put up am i reading it wrong? __________________ 1.3.0 ibera 1.1.0 hingebacks

29-03-2007, 08:54 PM	#19
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Yes wallflowers do appear on the tortoise house list, which has recently been updated by Martin Dann. Sue was it Martin who replyed? __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

29-03-2007, 09:48 PM	#20
Fallen Angel Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1,645	Cheers Pete you took the words right out of my mouth im confused Nicky __________________ 1.3.0 ibera 1.1.0 hingebacks

28-03-2007, 06:59 PM	#11
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	thanks sue i appreciate that

29-03-2007, 04:30 PM	#12
wizzasmum Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Sorry for the delay. I got a reply re the flowers and I was right that both wallflowers and forsythia should be avoided. not suer where the info came from but maybe their list needs to be amended also. Below is the reply to my query. Hope this helps No probs. Yes, Forsythia contains a glycoside. Digitalis is a glycoside, so one to avoid! You are right about Wallflowers. They are mustards and mustards are members of the Brassica family. But Wallflowers also contain a glycoside, which like digitalis can stimulate the heart in minute doses but is toxic in larger doses. So another one to avoid!

29-03-2007, 04:46 PM	#13
niamherrity Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: klidare/ireland Posts: 2,827	Thanks sue Hoping those seeds don't grow now

29-03-2007, 07:06 PM	#14
pawsplus Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Franklin, TN (USA) Posts: 474	Wild violets are o.k., right?

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