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Poison Ivy

  • 12-04-2013 11:03PM
    #1
    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭


    Wondering if any plantspeople have ever attempted to grow Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) from seed?


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  • #2
    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,132 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    It's a north american plant, haven't come across anyone here growing it. What do you want it for? It's not particularly decorative.


  • #3
    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    Interested in extracting the oil.


  • #4
    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,132 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    periodictable wrote: »
    Interested in extracting the oil.

    The oil is toxic. I can only assume mischief of some kind.


  • #5
    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    Nothing of the sort.
    I want to see if it will work as a natural insecticide.


  • #6
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Do we not have enough dangerous, invasive, non-native species causing havoc? Why do we need more?

    First help get rid of the japenese knot-weed, giant hog-weed and the rest


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  • #7
    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    That's one heck of an extrapolation from my first post.


  • #8
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,310 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    periodictable wrote: »
    That's one heck of an extrapolation from my first post.

    If you are referring to macthepac's post, I don't think it is. Why look to introduce a non-native, invasive, dangerous plant, and what makes you think it would be a good insecticide? It it would almost certainly be illegal to import the seeds.

    If you want a natural insecticide try nicotinia.


  • #9
    periodictable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭periodictable


    Importing and introducing?


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