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What plant is this?

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ChloeOmissi · 11/08/2015 16:57

Just moved in to a new house and the garden is full of this shrub... just thought I'd try to figure out what it is before my toddler eats a berry and ends up in a&e...

What plant is this?
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NanTheWiser · 11/08/2015 17:34

It's Hypericum, possibly H. androsaemum, commonly known as Rose of Sharon or St. John's wort (where the supplements come from!). These are often bird-sown - they appear close to walls and fences (got one in my garden ATM). The berries are toxic, so make sure your LO doesn't eat them.

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bilbodog · 11/08/2015 17:52

they have lovely yellow flowers on before the berries.

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