Floral Friday: The poisonous Oleander

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.

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12 Responses to Floral Friday: The poisonous Oleander

Sarah Brentyn says:

November 28, 2014 at 4:39 am

Why is it that poisonous things are so pretty? Flowers? Frogs? Snakes?

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 29, 2014 at 4:44 pm
  
  All the better to attract you to them. They have to have some-one to use their poison on.
  
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  - Sarah Brentyn says:
    
    November 30, 2014 at 7:16 am
    
    This is true.
    
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irenedesign2011 says:

November 28, 2014 at 6:01 am

Very beautiful Irene

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 29, 2014 at 4:45 pm
  
  They are Irene – very beautiful
  
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Charli Mills says:

November 28, 2014 at 5:33 pm

So colorful!

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 29, 2014 at 4:46 pm
  
  Yes they come in all shades of colours and they really brighten the place up.
  
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bkpyett says:

November 28, 2014 at 6:31 pm

It is so drought tolerant to. It was a street tree when we lived in Clermont, Queensland, and always looked cheery! So many plants are poisonous, I don’t worry about that in my garden.

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 29, 2014 at 4:47 pm
  
  No I agree. The oleander only causes problems I think when you are cutting it and if you have allergies. The frangipani is also poisonous. Just enjoy them.
  
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M-R says:

November 28, 2014 at 7:42 pm

Shame, eh, Irene …?

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 29, 2014 at 4:49 pm
  
  As long as you don’t touch them I think you are okay M-R. Nice to look at. 🙂
  
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  - M-R says:
    
    November 29, 2014 at 5:22 pm
    
    Beautiful. That’s the shame.
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