Flowering plant

Feb 03, 2014 2 Replies

Any ideas what this flowering plant is?

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Another of the same type plant

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Bryophyllum delagoense known as 'mother of millions'. It seeds prolifically almost constantly and can be quite invasive. It is toxic and a declared noxious weed in places.

David

Thanks for that, David! Good to know. From a search...

"As well as displacing native plants, B. delagoense is also unwelcome because it contains bufadienolide cardiac glycosides[3] which can cause cardiac poisoning, particularly in grazing animals.[4] During 1997, 125 head of cattle died after eating mother-of-millions on a travelling stock reserve near Moree, NSW.[5]

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