If the plants and flowers are poisonous why are the deer who keep eating our flowers and some leaves so healthy and keep returning for more? They do spread nicely on the Pacific coast in Brookings OR. -----------------------------------------From: "ds429 via pbs" To: "Linda Eucalyptus via pbs" Cc: "ds429" Sent: Friday April 24 2020 1:23:55PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Spanish bluebells Frankly, if I had a spare meadow, I'd encourage Spanish bluebells to take it over. It would be a splendid sight! Dell, in WV, zone indeterminate, these days. On Friday, April 24, 2020, 03:33:01 PM EDT, Linda Eucalyptus via pbs wrote: Made me laugh, Jane. We don't seem to have them here. Too warm in Winter? And I always thought they were so lovely stretched out in their zillions in a meadow... Lin in Santa Cruz On 2020-04-24 10:35, Jane Sargent via pbs wrote: > Spanish bluebells. They grow here in Massachusetts nicely, without spreading unnecessarily. I was reading about them. The most invasive of them are the ones that have hybridized with English bluebells (non-scripta.) Perhaps these two plants should not be planted near each other. > > They are very poisonous, including the bulb, packed with cardiac glycosides. I am considering planting them around tulips to deter voles. one little nibble and it's Xs for eyes. > > Jane S > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > Links: ------ [1] http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… /> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net </br<></a><a href= _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…