• Question: What was the most poisonous, unique plant you've ever came across?

    Asked by 696ecyf44 to Hannah on 14 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Soph and Em.
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      Hannah Grist answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      Good question!
      A surprising number of UK plants are poisonous. I have seen several of them grousing in the wild…my favourite is one called wolfsbane, because it has a wonderful name. Most of these plants are really pretty! I once went to a place called Alnwick castle, where they have a cool garden full of poisonous plants, including one called the castor oil plant, which is the most poisonous in the world. It’s only deadly if you eat it, but I still was careful not to touch!

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