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Yellow star jasmine - poisonous?

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gardenn00b · 31/01/2020 17:02

Hi everyone

A year or so ago I bought a couple of climbing plants to brighten up the outside of my house and I went with star jasmine but they had a yellow flower version which I got for a bit more colour than the standard white.

I've recently had a baby and I want to get some more for my back garden but I don't know if this plant is poisonous? I can only find info about the white version.

This is a link to what it looks like (I didn't buy it from here but I emailed them to ask if they know)

www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/trachelospermum-jasminoides-star-of-toscana-selbra-pbr/classid.2000022510/

and they said "There is no information on our website regarding but it does look like this plant is highly toxic"

Now this surprised me as from what I've read the white version seems pretty safe so I'm now worried!

There is a different jasmine with yellow flowers that I've seen that does sound highly toxic but this one isn't that as far as I could tell? (I'm unsure though - complete plant novice)

I'm emailing back with the link to check they're looking at the same plant as I only gave the name.

Does anyone have any ideas?
I have some health anxiety so I want to remove it if it is a health hazard!

Many thanks!

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comingupafterthebreak · 31/01/2020 18:45

Do you mean the winter-flowering one (jasminum nudiflorum) that's in flower now?

gardenn00b · 31/01/2020 19:19

@comingupafterthebreak

Mine isn't in flower at the moment, no

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gardenn00b · 31/01/2020 19:23

From what I can see online I think it is called Trachelospermum jasminoides but not 100% sure. Definitely not the name you gave it's not the right shape. Looks like star jasmine but more yellow.

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NanTheWiser · 31/01/2020 22:32

It is in the Apocynacea family - known as dogbanes, and some members of this family are very toxic. All I can find on Trachelospermum is that it has irritant milky sap (typical of this family of plants), so if it is a worry to you, maybe best to remove it.
Having said that, it wouldn't worry me, as quite a few garden plants are toxic (if eaten and occasionally handled) and children should always be brought up not to put garden plants in their mouths. However, I don't have young children to worry about, so it's your call.

gardenn00b · 31/01/2020 23:46

@NanTheWiser thank you for the info

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Harrysmummy246 · 01/02/2020 22:19

If I removed anything from my garden that is toxic after DS arrived, probably nothing would be left (daffodils are for example)

Keeping a close eye on them and teaching them not to touch is the best I feel I can do. Nephew ran off and eat yew berries out and about so it's not like you can control plants outside your garden anyway

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