blue flowers - Forget-me-nots

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Diddeen

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 24, 2006

• #1

Hi
Ive had my two in my parents garden again but this time they seemed more confident and i turned round to find Nala with a mouth full of some little blue flowers.. i think they are forget-me-nots possibly.. i'll try get a photo of them tomorrow, but basically i wondered if anyone knows if they are safe or not.. i couldnt find them on safe lists or poisonous lists. :?

 

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AlisonA

Warren Veteran

• Apr 24, 2006

• #2

Lobelia are also little blue flowers (often more purply) and they are poisonous - a skin irritant I think. Mind you having said that, I had a bunny that ate an entire flower bed full of lobelia once, to no ill effect :roll: not that I'd suggest it of course!

 

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bunnyhuggger

Warren Veteran

• Apr 24, 2006

• #3

were they low ground-hugging and growing in the grass, or were they about 8 to 12 inches tall?

 

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Diddeen

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 24, 2006

• #4

bunnyhuggger said:

were they low ground-hugging and growing in the grass, or were they about 8 to 12 inches tall?

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They are in the flower beds not in the grass... i'll have to ask my mum if she knows what they are or i'll get a photo if not. In the mean time i'll keep stopping her from eating them

 

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AlisonA

Warren Veteran

• Apr 24, 2006

• #5

Do they look like this: http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...mages?q=forget+me+not&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&sa=G

Or more like this:
http://www.florifacts.umn.edu/Trial...03/trials2004/Lobelia Laguna Sky Blue 148.jpg

Or neither :?

 

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bunnyhuggger

Warren Veteran

• Apr 24, 2006

• #6

It's too early for it to be lobelia, right time for mysotosis (forget-me-not) though

 

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Diddeen

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 25, 2006

• #7

Here are the flowers they both now appear to like!! Had to keep chasing them away from them today.. until i know if they are safe or not. Mum said they are forget-me-nots. Any ideas if they are safe for bunny tummys?

 

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colliewoman

Mama Doe

• Apr 25, 2006

• #8

they are forget me nots!
http://www.sheridangardens.com/thegardenshop_deerproof.htm
this was the only thing i found, if you look under annuals.
i take it to mean they arent poisonous but unpalatable for bunnies?

 

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Diddeen

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 25, 2006

• #9

colliewoman said:

they are forget me nots!
http://www.sheridangardens.com/thegardenshop_deerproof.htm
this was the only thing i found, if you look under annuals.
i take it to mean they arent poisonous but unpalatable for bunnies?

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How strange... they had a garden full of long grass to munch on and even quite a few dandelions and herbs so wonder why they decided to munch on those. :?