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	Toxic Beauties

n2teaching

3-10-2009 12:38 PM

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biology, bulb, hardy plants, master gardener, surpirse lilies

n2teaching says:

Young children, pets or any people who will not listen should be prevented from eating Surprise Lilies. This common sense measure will keep them safe from plant toxins.
Some symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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poisonous if eaten. They contain an alkaloid called lycorine that will cause a
low-level toxicity reaction if the plant is ingested. Some symptoms include
abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The moral of the story of
course, is to avoid eating the plant, and to avoid planting it where small
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