[Moo] FW: FW: Botanical query

[TheWolfhou at aol.com]

About that bittersweet, I think it is pretty. My mom always had it on a  
fence. She dried the branches with the opened husk that exposed the berry, and  
used them in flower arrangements. The birds love it, and it attracted many birds 
 we didn't see otherwise like evening grosebeaks and kingbirds. Pulling the  
shoots that reseeded never bothered any of us in any rash, but the poison  ivy 
sure does. As far as poisonous for pets and kids, it is in an outof the way  
space.  Much of what we grow is poisonous if eaten. (like  daffodils, 
didgitalus, yarrow...). Teach the kids not to eat it. 
--Blitha
 
In a message dated 5/30/2007 10:36:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
lghthse at verizon.net writes:



I seem to have some shoots of Solanum dulcamara  ("Bittersweet", or "climbing
nightshade") growing in one of the garden  areas near the driveway. I'm not
sure whether to leave it be (and hope  that it doesn't attract either
children or pets), or get rid of  it.

I gather that it has uses in herbal medicine but is very  dangerous in
un-knowledgeable  hands.









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