Re: Melianthus nectar
- Subject: Re: Melianthus nectar
- From: N* S* <T*@plantsoup.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 18:42:10 -0700
Barry, where are you seeing reports of the nectars' toxicity?
On May 23, 2009, at 4:14 PM, B. Garcia wrote:
Well, according to plantzafrica.com's page on the plant, the leaves
are toxic: http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/melianthusmajor.htm. I
find their strange peanut butter-like smell odd, but not exactly
unpleasant.Reminds me of the scent of poison hemlock, but I find that
to be this sickly nutty odor and hate being around stands of that when
growing. I digress. Anyway, yes, I did know that the plant's common
name is honey bush, but with common names one still can't be sure
whether they're safe or not. I ask mostly because I see conflicting
reports about whether the nectar is toxic or not.
