Are Spirea and hosta flowers edible?

veebee · 19-07-2006, 11:50 PM

Spirea and hosta flowers are just coming out in the garden now, are they ok for the torties to eat? (i know the hosta leaves are!!).

Vivienne

sandy · 20-07-2006, 07:50 AM

My tortoises dont touch spirea, apart from the occasionaly nibble the leaves, but they make great cover.
Hosta leaves most tortoises will eat, although one of my female iberas wont touch them<g>. So I would
think the flowers would be ok to eat too.
Darren might be of help here.

19-07-2006, 11:50 PM	#1
veebee Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,109	Are Spirea and hosta flowers edible? Spirea and hosta flowers are just coming out in the garden now, are they ok for the torties to eat? (i know the hosta leaves are!!). Vivienne __________________ www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk PLEASE SIGN: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/769012123

20-07-2006, 07:50 AM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	My tortoises dont touch spirea, apart from the occasionaly nibble the leaves, but they make great cover. Hosta leaves most tortoises will eat, although one of my female iberas wont touch them<g>. So I would think the flowers would be ok to eat too. Darren might be of help here. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

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