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Hi,
My neighbor gave me a wonderful gift of white Iris bulbs. My father has warned me not to plant them near anything that I would to eat. They put of a poison that is not healthy for humans. Is this true?
Thanks
Maggie
Iris xiphium (Dutch iris, aka Spanish Iris) are known to be poisonous to animals which may want to eat the bulbs and hence deer stay away from them.
However, I have not heard anything about them poisoning nearby plants. If you are concerned, you can always keep them in pots away from vegetable beds.
Many garden plants are poisonous if ingested.
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Kenneth Joergensen
Expertise
Can answer questions about spring and summer bulbs: selection, soil preparation, planting, fertilizing, designing with bulbs. I can also give references where to buy the bulbs and how to store them. Besides the typical bulbs (tulips, daffodils, amaryllis, lilies etc) I can also answer questions about other geophytes, such as tuberous begonia, dahlias, etc. When to start indoors, light requirement, etc. My experience is in cool season areas, but I can answer questions about warm season areas if given time to research matter.
Experience
Have worked with various bulbs (spring and summer bulbs). I am presently an allexpert advicer on the lawn message board also.
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