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rachel1964
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does anyone know anything about them, the news said they are toxic? my mom gave me some seeds i planted and they grow like a bush and have white blooms and a lite lemonny smell, other than that i know nothing about them. [dunno]

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angelblossom
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rachel1964... The moonflower commonly named species IPOMOEA. I have one on a trellis that blooms at night and likes full sun I planted from seed and it grew rather quickley. here are two sites As luck would have it sites I post here don't seem to work But I just keep trying anyway so here goes..
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/flowers/moonflr.html

Hopefully it will work

www.moonlightsys.com/themoon/flowerhtml

If it doesn't I'm sure someone will come around and direct you

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hi there! angelblossem gave you some good links [Smile] I just wanted to say that yes they are toxic. it would be safe if you washed your hands well after handling any part of the plant.

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