Re: Poinsettias
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- Subject: Re: Poinsettias
- From: "* F* L* <c*@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:23:56 -0700 (MST)
John Montgomery wrote:
> Is this statement correct?
> I have always thought it was true but just recently, I heard a
> horticulturist say that Poinsettias are NOT poisonous.
Poinsettias are NOT toxic. Reports of their toxicity have been one of
the most persistent myths of the botanical world.
While a whole slew of botanicals are toxic, poisonous, if you insist,
the beautiful poinsettia is NOT one of them.
Al Limberg
Senior Compliance Officer
U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Retired)
