Vegan_Bunny
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Is this cornflower and is it ok for bunnies to eat?
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Cornflower? I.D needed on other plant.
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Really? Cornflower normally features on 'safe lists', like this one:
http://www.rabbitnutrition.co.uk/page1.html
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Well, Shadowfax is really good with knowing what plants are safe, probably because she was living wild and surviving on forage alone, but she will eat these. This is what prompted me to have a look into what they were. If they are safe, then I can add these into their forage diet. :thumb:
Oh, I also have another plant which is growing all over my garden. It looks like parsley, but I don't think it is.
Can anybody help? If it isn't good for the buns, I'll remove it all.
Oh, I also have another plant which is growing all over my garden. It looks like parsley, but I don't think it is.
Can anybody help? If it isn't good for the buns, I'll remove it all.
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
The second one looks like camomile, which I believe is on the 'safe' list.
I don't think the first one is cornflower, not the wild variety at least, could be another variety of it and safe but it's not the plant I know as cornflower - the heads/petals aren't compact enough.
I don't think the first one is cornflower, not the wild variety at least, could be another variety of it and safe but it's not the plant I know as cornflower - the heads/petals aren't compact enough.
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I have these 'domestic' cornflowers - don't know what wild ones look like.
parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
the first one is a domesticated variety of centaurea nigra (knapweed) - I do not know what variety - it is a common popular garden plant. It is not cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
the second one is feverfew -Tanacetum parthenium
the second one is feverfew -Tanacetum parthenium
parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Coneflower (latin name Echinacea) is a totally different plant to cornflower (or knapweed) which are both Centaurea.:wave:
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Thank you. Are these both safe? My buns have been eating the first one with no problems because I thought it was a variety of cornflower. :shock: If it isn't safe, I will not let hem eat it.
The feverfew is growing everywhere and it would be nice if it was edible to bunnies. My Mam isn't happy with me picking her flowers for them so if I can use this "weed" then it'll save my Mam's plants. :lol:
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
This suggests feverfew isn't safe but somewhere else i read it was part of the chrysanthemum family, which are ??I think?? usually safe so more baffled then I was before.
http://www.bunnyhugga.com/a-to-z/feeding/poisonous-plants.html
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
I'll avoid it just to be on the safe side lol. It really is difficult to get an accurate safe list of plants sometimes. :? I suppose we can only go by what the wildies eat regularly.
