Due to their beauty, many attractive flowering plants do not show that they are sometimes poisonous. The agapanthus, which is valued as a container plant, is also a poisonous plant that blooms particularly well.
Precautions around the African lily
The natives of South Africa are said to have used the African lily to poison arrowheads with the poison from the rhizomes. As a precaution, adults and children should not touch the leaves and flowers of the African lily and should not eat them. Basically, the poison in this plant is in the root rhizome.
Be careful when dividing the plants
Usually, the African lily is propagated by dividing the root rhizome. To do this, the following steps are carried out:
- removing it from the mostly completely rooted pot
- division with an ax or saw
- planting in planters that are not too large
As a precaution, wear gloves when dividing the rhizome, wash your hands afterwards, and be careful not to let pets snag or bite pieces of the rhizome.
tips and tricks
If possible, point out the toxicity of certain plants in the garden to children and visitors at an early stage. If you properly deal with the high proportion of poisonous plants in nature and in the garden, you do not have to forego their beauty.