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Apr 26, 2023 9:58 AM CST
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Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
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Article "Planting a Child-Friendly Garden"
I noticed that the article advises avoiding sweet alyssum (among a number of other plants) due to toxicity; is this substantiated somewhere? With a quick Google search I found this from Iowa State Univ., which states "flowers are edible and nontoxic to humans and animals."
https://www.extension.iastate....
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Apr 26, 2023 10:23 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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The NGA article https://garden.org/learn/artic... does show Sweet Alyssum in their list under the heading: "Many other plants are toxic in larger quantities and should be avoided in a child's garden."

I also did a quick google search and couldn't find anything saying that Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) was poisonous/toxic; to the contrary everything I read said that it was non toxic.
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Apr 26, 2023 3:52 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
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Thanks, I removed that plant from the article.
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Apr 26, 2023 4:04 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Charter ATP Member Bee Lover Butterflies Birds I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Greenhouse Region: United States of America Region: Michigan Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I'm happy to know that it isn't toxic - I'm growing a bunch of it this year!

Thanks, Dave Thumbs up
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