Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: Dahlia
Hi everybody,
do you know something about Dahlia as a part of the diet for kakariki.
I coudn't find any facts for birds neither if its poisoning or if its good for them.
We can eat the flowers as salat. Dogs and cats may eat the flowers too - but birds?
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. A member of the Asteraceae or Compositae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED with Dalea
Aztecs used Dahlia as food and as medicine against urinary infections.
Root (tuber), leaf and flower are edible.
However, I haven't been able to find info on just how strong de medical power of Dahlia root is. I would only feed my birds the flower and leaves, in small amounts, just to be safe.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum