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Jun 9th, 2011 at 02:00 PM
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I have foxgloves that have sprouted n I'm not sure I should keep them I heard they are poisonous. Any advice
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Purl One
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They are poisonous, but do you have children or pets that might get into them? If not, they are beautiful flowers! Did you know that this plant is used in the drug digitalis which is used for heart coniditions? digitalis
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Yes I did read that too and I have kids and pets none of which mess with my flowers or plants are they poisonous to touch or if ingested
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California Queen
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They can irritate sometimes to the touch. But are only really poisonous if ingested. I have always had them around and the kids and pets have left them alone with the basic warnings.
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Believe it or not, I was never able to grow them because the wild critters - deer and woodchucks - ate them to the ground each time I planted them. Didn't find any dead in the neighborhood, so I guess they survived!
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