How poisonous is poisonous

I've seen lists of plants that are poisonous such as bluebells, daffs and tulips but how poisonous are they? I'm thinking about our Ted (16 months) who still likes to have a taste of stuff in the garden.

I can't watch him every second and would like to think if he does have a nibble on a leaf it'll do him no harm.

 

If you google 'top ten poisonous plants' you will get some interesting information. It seems that most of the most poisonous don't grow in the UK anyway or are not garden plants. Digitalis (foxglove) is a common one that most of us will have that might cause the worst responses, also monkshood - although that is not often seen these days. We had loads in the garden when I was a child but we managed to survive somehow.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardenin...arden-safety-pretty-but-poisonous-plants.html
This article gives a very sensible and balanced assessment of the risks. To keep things in perspective most of these plants are very commonly found in gardens where children have access to them but they rarely cause problems. So take sensible precautions but don't worry excessively.

 

Have a look here too

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/poisonous-plants-a-summary.767/

 

Are Tulips poisonous ? Our dog loved to bit the head of a Tulip and chew it , when I checked a couple of years ago I thought they were edible

 

Not come across anything about Tulips, if they're anything like Daffodils the petals will be ok, but wouldn't like to try the foliage or Blubs.

 

They are all great in a Hubble bubble pipe so the youngsters tell me

 

Hydrangea leaves were the in thing in my young day.

 

If you have poisonous plants in your garden I think worth considered whether they are bitter, or not. If bitter then unlikely, even if very poisonous, that Junior will persist in eating enough to cause harm. Mostly the poisonous plants just cause upset tummy (although I wouldn't like to recommend relying on that of course!))

Apple core Pips are poisonous ... but only in huge quantities (luckily for ALL of us I expect!)