Re: REF: Iris poison
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- Subject: Re: REF: Iris poison
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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 08:21:39 -0700
From: "sidneygardener" <sidneygardener@email.msn.com>
Dear Linda,
According to "Dangerous Plants" by John Tampion, Irises are poisonous, but
he only touches on them briefly and does not mention the type of poison. He
does say they cause a burning sensation, but fails to say where how or why.
Probably your horse discovered this after the first munch and maybe he/she
won't try it again.
Tampion does mention that I. versicolor's rhizome can cause dermatitis.
Sidney Gardener
AIS, SIGNA, NMIS, AIG, ASI
Zone 6 Albuquerque, NM
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Sunday, January 03, 1999 6:39 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: LA: stalk propagation, horse snacks
>From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>
>
>The ancient foundered horse is losing his teeth & digestion isn't as
>efficient, so is able to be back out on pasture for the first time in 15
>yrs - doing a good job of weeding the bearded irises, but has chomped
>the growing tips out of the Louisianas. Does anybody know if this is
>bad for either the Louisianas or the horse? Do grazers eat Louisianas
>or was he maybe just tasting them? I can string some electric fence
>around if I need to keep him out, but would just as soon not - he won't
>be allowed out in that field once lush spring growth of grass starts
>(March).
>
>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
>
>
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