poisonous plants

[edunn]

is fuschia poisonous to horses

[ursula62]

I believe that fuchsia berries and leaves are harmless to humans if that's any help.

[andyjevs]

I don't know which but i'm pretty sure that some parts of fuchsias are poisonous to humans. I'll go and look it up

[andyjevs]

Couldn't find anything about their toxicity on a google search but i'm sure i saw it on a hospital poster in an A and E dept about poisonous plants and it's always stuck in my mind.

[ursula62]

Fuchsia are listed as harmless to humans and pets (specifically dogs and cats) on several US botany sites. Can't find anything specific for the UK though.

[Roosmum]

I remember Bob Flowerdew on Gardener's World saying he eats his fuchsia berries and looking for the species which would produce the biggest. I've never heard them mentioned as toxic.

[Lily_b]

Guessing by how many stables have fuschia in their flower beds & hanging baskets (which get eaten) I don't think so.  Where are the fuschia, can they be moved?

Full list of poisonous plants here http://www.equine-world.co.uk/horses_care/poisonous.htm