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z71silverado98
12-04-2005, 2:34 AM
i was at petsmart today w/ a 5.50 off all purchase coupon, they had the smallest tetramin food on sale $0.29 each so i took the whole rack, just picked it up and put it in my basket ;) i also picked up a whole bunch of the more fragile plants since i now have a 20gal breeding tank for my rams that will not see any plecos.

one of the plants i got was syngonium podophylumm v. "white arrowhead/butterfly" ive looked online but all i can come up w/ is that it is an invasive species, terrestrial, and poisonous (makes your mouth hurt if consumed) which may not be as bad as i originally thought, prevents it from being eaten.

does anyone have any information on this plant? can i grow it submerged? im wondering if it is the same vine that my family and I have growing everywhere, in that case ill take it back it was the only $4 one all the others were $1. and just how poisonous is this thing? i wanna bite a little piece off and see what happens.

z71silverado98
12-05-2005, 1:17 PM
anyone? ive only got a few more days left to return it.

midiamin
12-05-2005, 3:43 PM
Yes it can be submerged. It will drop all the emersed leaf and grow new leaf. takes time. Don't waste your time tasting and don't be mixing up poison darts for your enemies (heh-heh). If you are really interested, call you local natural museum and ask a botanist in residence.

thePlantMan cometh..............

EcoPit
12-06-2005, 12:27 AM
If you have heard it may be poisonous I wouldn't try eating it just to see. But, that's just me.

z71silverado98
12-06-2005, 1:53 PM
i returned it yesterday, but not before taking a small taste. no burning or pain did taste aweful though if i were a fish i wouldnt eat it.

midiamin
12-09-2005, 6:21 PM
Well since you seem interested in taking your own life in your hands, trid the dieffenbachia species. It kills!

...........thePlantman goeth away.

z71silverado98
12-09-2005, 6:23 PM
no...the invasive species website said it was poisonous but not deadly only causing sever pain in the mouth.