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Old 15-04-2009, 09:09 PM   #1
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Old 16-04-2009, 09:25 PM   #2
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I have the first one as Forget Me Not.
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Old 17-04-2009, 11:06 AM   #3
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2nd on look like sticky bud.. you know it is if you put one on you and it dont fall off.. that one is ok for torts
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Old 17-04-2009, 11:27 AM   #4
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2nd on look like sticky bud.. you know it is if you put one on you and it dont fall off.. that one is ok for torts
isant sticky bud one that has oxalide(binds calcium making it unuseable) in it so not good in large quantities......ok as a little treat though im sure !!
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Mine love forget me knots and it grows so easily too......you could skeak a little from that growing and plant it in your own garden....it will establish in next to no time!!

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for those with rabbits on loose in the garden.. like me.. forget me not is toxic to rabbits!!!! I cant have it.. but always on look out to cut and give in indoor enclosure!
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Old 17-04-2009, 12:02 PM   #7
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I did think the leaves looked very much like sticky bud but thought it was too upright and stalks too thick for that. I assumed that Paul would have known if it was sticky bud
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Old 17-04-2009, 05:13 PM   #8
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isant sticky bud one that has oxalide(binds calcium making it unuseable) in it so not good in large quantities......ok as a little treat though im sure !!
Yes it is alright in moderatoin, like most plants but the picture is not Sticky Bud.
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