tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post729416166807684269..comments2024-03-19T02:52:27.788-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: A Dangerous New DishThe Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-20659800238514023462014-09-15T11:50:34.466-07:002014-09-15T11:50:34.466-07:00Holy smokes! Glad I did not eat the pink flowers t...Holy smokes! Glad I did not eat the pink flowers that that came with my fish cakes at the Thai place last night!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-76617592081212220962014-09-11T12:21:05.018-07:002014-09-11T12:21:05.018-07:00I am a retired florist and have witnessed several ...I am a retired florist and have witnessed several cases instances that could lead to trouble. I did some flowers for a wedding and saw the bride's friends (who provided cupcakes at the reception) place hydrangea petals on each cupcake. Hydrangeas are poison I told them. Did they listen? No. Then I told the bride the problem. She shut me down. Another bride wanted Lily of the Valley on her cake. No way I told her--that plant is deadly. With the exception of pansies and violas it is best not to eat blue flowers. <br /><br />Jennifer in San Jose, CA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-13201792823844536812014-09-09T06:46:29.491-07:002014-09-09T06:46:29.491-07:00Well atropine is reportedly the plant's "...Well atropine is reportedly the plant's "defense" against herbivores (which is a theory that makes no sense to me - if it's a delayed reaction, unless it straight up kills the animal how does it protect the plants from being eaten?) so one wonders if it's become an ornamental has it been hybridized or otherwise changed somehow to have a new chemical profile. I write lots about mistakes with foraged edibles (and wrote recently about poison vs toxins) so nice to see more posts about it. Emhttp://inthebarberry.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com