Are adeniums toxic?
Jake13
11 years ago
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Comments (26)I use equal parts Turface (calcine clay), Poultry Grit (crushed granite) and Reptibark (fir bark fines). I'm in Zone 10a, S Florida and it works great. I've had rot in regular soil or even in a dry mix with some soil in in it. All you need for rot is a few cool, wet nights in a row. I fertilize with Dyna Gro products also. Poultry Grit and Reptibark can be bought online at Walmart.com and Chewy.com. I see Turface sold through 3rd party vendors on walmart.com and ebay. I bought it in person. It's comes in a large 50 lb bag and it looks like people are repackaging it into smaller bags and reselling it. I might do that because I bought too much. If you think you'll have a need for the 50 lb bag, the Turface website, turface.com, lists local retailers by zip code. I was able to find it at a local lawn supply store that way. It's an amazing product. My trees get almost all day sun in my south facing yard so I water a few times a week. YMMV....See MoreSick looking trader joes Adenium / please help..
Comments (11)Chuy, I've had the same with a couple of mine this year. I removed all the leaves before wiping them down with rubbing alcohol, gave them another run over with the alcohol a few days later and left them to leaf out again. Someone else on here can probably advise you better, but it find it best to get rid of the leaves if they are so bad Kind regards Averil...See MorePachypodium toxicity?
Comments (1)Pretty much all the members of the Apocynaceae family are regarded as toxic. Some species are obviously more or less toxic than others. As for Pachypodium, they are pretty toxic, just like their close cousins Adeniums. Sap from P. lamereri is used as an arrow poison by local populations. Despite being poisonous, it is still considered relatively "safe" plant. The sharp spines (on the species that have them) do a pretty good job a preventing any major consumption. Moreover, the taste of the leaves and sap is terrible, which acts to self-limit the amount of poison ingested. For those two reasons, they are generally considered OK to keep around pets. After reading up on this a while back and convincing myself it was safe, I brought a P. lamerei inside from some cold weather. One of my cats promptly chewed on a leaf, vomited, and steared clear of the plant ever after. My other cat wouldn't get near it in the first place....See MoreLooking for Adenium nurseries in southeast Florida
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