so we have some irises planted by our front door, and they don't get quite enough sunshine to bloom very well, so it's always exciting when one does bloom. unfortunately, malachi LOVES them... and he likes to sneak over and pick the buds... and eat them. :'(
this bloom was the first one he picked. i removed it from his mouth, stuck it in a babyfood jar with some water, and two days later, it looks pretty dang good (at least considering it was bitten by an 11 month old).
there's gotta be a life's lesson there, any ideas?
3 comments:
Are they poisonous? That is freaky that he eats them!
judy, the stems and bulbs are considered poisonous, but the buds/flowers are actually good for teeth (ancient egyptions used it as part of their tooth-paste, according to some website i checked :)
beautiful ... now i wanna plant some iris bulbs for next year. my tulips are starting to bloom ... YAY for spring!!!
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