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zone you live in matters how well they will do.
I live in southern California semi-desert and oleanders thrive here without much extra care. They are very poisonous but my home is surrounded by huge ones for wind reasons. Our cats have never been interested in them, nor the dogs or kids. There are many dangerous plants that are not as well known. The pollen from most lilies will kill your cats very easily for instance just from brushing against the
flowers and then grooming themselves. People all over grow castor beans and datura, both considered
weeds here and both hazardous plants. Really, with little effort you can grow anything and teach your youngsters to be careful. Most animals are normally cautious.
Welcome to the site.
oh very well do I understand the properties of these little lovelies. Thats why they scare the dickens out of me. My cats are 7 and 9 years old, they must for some reason eat at least one bite out of any plant I bring in, so I do not have alot of them in the house. Drives me nuts! Lilys do not enter the house until I remove the inside of the
flower. I stick em on top of the bird cage after that.
I was thinking some kind of net, and then put it in a hanger high above....I live in Illinois, here they are a house plant...outside in the summer and bring them in for winter....
thanks for answering,,,and it is very nice to meet you to!