Was it poison? Hubby did a dumb thing. (ID a plant)

[elelle]

Johnny, ya minx, The choice was but once, but, under the circumstances, a quite knowledgeable one.

[picunurse]

@elelle

Tikki has it right. In the interim of your last post, picunurse, I was searching around for a better photo, and found a beautiful one of Anemone coronaria. Is that the particular one?

Those anemones are tough fellas, phytochem-wise. I’ve even heard of the seeds of pasqueflower/pulsatilla, causing blistering skin damage after one botanist collected them and put them in his pant’s pocket.

On the other hand, those chemicals, coupled with the fantastic flowers, make them resistant to pests and disease, so desirable for the garden.

Glad your husband is OK, though. A good rule of thumb is “Poppy Flower= potent chemicals, Don’t nibble”. And intention has it right with parsley family plants. Water Hemlock can kill with a rather small dose of it. Poison Hemlock, the bevarage of choice for Socrates, likewise.

Thank you, that’s the exact flower. It is beautiful.
While, it didn’t cause blisters, he complained of burning in his mouth and tongue for several hours. He is very contrite now. I made him promise, out loud, that he will never bite, eat or otherwise consume any plant that hasn’t been approved by an expert. (Like the grocery store.)

Thank you all for the help.

[Tikki]

@picunurse

{{{{{Tikki,}}}}} you did it! Thank you. That’s it, exactly.

Glad I could help. I’m also glad hubby didn’t eat enough to have caused some serious problems.
Mangetout, I hadn’t realized that the ranunculaceae family was so diverse. Thanks for posting that link.

[Mangetout]

@Johnny L.A.

Did he drink it often?

You bet! After trying it once, he never drank anything else for the rest of his whole life!

[picunurse]

Just as a final conformation, here is the picture from FIL

Thanks all!

[AskNott]

So now we know, the anemone is an enemy. That’s useful info.

[Dorjan]

Geez, that plant LOOKS rather ominous and poisonous, at least to me. :eek: