Can five-colored plum be raised at home?

Colorful plums will give off a pungent smell, so many flower friends should also be careful not to put colorful plums in the bedroom for breeding. The best conservation place for five-colored plum is the balcony or flower bed, which not only drives away mosquitoes and flies, but also beautifies the scenery. Be careful not to touch the plant during maintenance. When you need to trim, you can wear rubber gloves, and the handle of the trimming tool can be lengthened to prevent the juice from dripping on your hands.

If you want to raise five-colored plums well, you must know the following points for attention!

Is five-colored plum poisonous?

In fact, the flowers and leaves of five-colored plum are poisonous. Five-colored plum leaves and flowers contain certain toxins, excessive touch can cause skin itching, especially for people who are sensitive to the skin. It can give off a pungent smell, can drive away mosquitoes, flowers and leaves are poisonous, and eating by mistake will cause diarrhea and fever. And colorful flowers have a special smell, its smell is non-toxic, there is no harm to the human body.

Many flower friends begin to worry that five-colored plums are suitable for home farming.

Is the five-colored plum poisonous? Can five-colored plum be kept at home? Five-color plum bonsai pictures

Five-colored plum, also known as Lantana, Shandadan, colorful flowers, etc., is a plant of the genus Lantana of Verbenaceae. It is named because its inflorescence has a variety of colors when it blooms. As the five-colored plum will give off a bad smell and drive away mosquitoes, so many friends will want to keep a pot at home, but they are afraid that the smell is toxic. So, is the five-colored plum poisonous? Can five-colored plum be kept at home? Let's get to know it. At the same time, I also sorted out the pictures of five-color plum bonsai for everyone to enjoy together.

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Is the five-colored plum poisonous?

Five-colored plums are poisonous. Five-color plum branches and leaves have a bad smell, a small poison, excessive touch will cause skin itching, especially for people who are sensitive to the skin. At the same time, if you accidentally swallow five-colored plum, it will cause vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea and other serious consequences. It is understood that the ethanol extract of five-colored plum leaves can lower blood pressure, accelerate respiration and tremor in dogs. Therefore, five-colored plum is poisonous.

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Can five-colored plum be raised at home?

Although the five-colored plum has a small poison, it can still be raised at home. Five-colored plum can give off a pungent smell and repel mosquitoes. But if you put this strongly flavored plum in the bedroom, it is not to drive away mosquitoes and flies, but to drive us away, so we should also be careful not to put the colorful plum in the bedroom for breeding. It is best not to put it in the living room, otherwise a guest will enter the door and think that he is in the wrong place. The best conservation place for five-colored plum is the balcony or flower bed, which not only drives away mosquitoes and flies, but also beautifies the scenery, and you can't smell the stench. Do not touch the plant during maintenance. When you need to trim, you can wear rubber gloves, and the handle of the trimming tool can be lengthened to prevent the juice from dripping on your hands. If you have children and pets at home, especially if the pet is a cat or parrot or monkey, be sure to keep the plant out of reach of these naughty boys.

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Three, five-color plum bonsai pictures

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[editor's conclusion] five-colored plum has a certain toxicity, but as long as a little attention is paid, there is no need to worry. At the same time, the smell of five-colored plum is not harmful to the human body, and can ward off mosquitoes, so it can be raised at home.