What is this blue berried plant?
August 10, 2014 5:35 PM Subscribe
Out of nowhere this plant grew from my lavender and is producing berries.
Blue berries would be too good to be true.
Although there is no way I would sample them, I would like to know if they are dangerous to the three dog terrors of the house!
Oddly enough googling "blue berried plant" results in many blueberry plants.
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Many thanks to Teh Metas!
Best answer: That appears to me to be a pokeweed. My husband hates them with the firey passion of a thousand suns as they selfseed all over the place and the berries stain my dogs purple. It is toxic be careful digging up the roots but I believe some people eat the young leaves and used to make medicines from the berries.
posted by wwax at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014
posted by wwax at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014
Best answer: That's pokeberry, aka poke salad/sallet. I have personally met people who eat both the berries and the (very young, boiled in a change of water) greens, but it is officially poisonous. Don't eat it or let your dogs eat it.
posted by pullayup at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by pullayup at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014 [2 favorites]
Looks like pokeweed.
posted by florencetnoa at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014
posted by florencetnoa at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014
Yup, pokeweed. Definitely do not eat the berries.
posted by Gneisskate at 6:13 PM on August 10, 2014
posted by Gneisskate at 6:13 PM on August 10, 2014
Definitely not blueberries.
posted by jeffamaphone at 6:33 PM on August 10, 2014
posted by jeffamaphone at 6:33 PM on August 10, 2014
Response by poster: Thank you all! We will declare war on Teh Pokeweek!
posted by Bun Surnt at 6:59 PM on August 10, 2014
posted by Bun Surnt at 6:59 PM on August 10, 2014
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posted by kittydelsol at 5:43 PM on August 10, 2014