can rabbits eat flowers

[lucylocket]

hi all

i was just wondering im thinking of buying lucy a fresh flower from mt local florist

but can hey eat flowers

ive got the girl asking the supplier if they do them with pesticides but otherwise can she have one of not

love varna xxxxx

 

[Bassetluv]

Some flowers are safe to eat, even by humans...but if it were me I wouldn't take the chance. The only flowers I would stick to are clover blossoms or dandelion flowers. And I'd be very wary of flowers coming from a florist's shop, as so many times chemicals are used to grow and/or preserve them. Even if the florist assured me that chemicals weren't used, I'd play it on the safe side and just not take any chances.

 

[lucylocket]

thankyou for your comment

varna xxxxx

 

[daisy052104]

I've seen some edible flowers at my local grocery store in the produce area near some herbs. Would those be safe??

 

[maherwoman]

Moving this to the main forum, so more people see it, and since it's on topic.

 

[bluebird]

mine love dandelion flowers, as always if your yard is not sprayed you can feed.bluebird

 

[Runestonez]

We have extensive gardens at our house... during the growing season the only flowers I feel safe giving the kids are Nasturtiums, Dandelions, Clover and in the spring a bit of Lilac, although Peppers is the only one who really likes it! (then again she will eat almost anything! )

 

[Hazel-Mom]

fromhttp://web.archive.org/web/20010626004616/www.therab*****arity.freeserve.co.uk/care-eat.html
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It is fine for your rabbit to feed on these flowers: aster, carnation, daisy, geranium, geum, helenium, hollyhock, honesty, marguerite, marigold, Michaelmas daisy, nasturtium, rose, stock, sunflower and wallflower,
however avoid acacia, antirrhinum, anemone, brugmansia, columbine, daffodil, dahlia, delphinium (larkspur), feverfew, glorylily, gypsophila, hellebore, hyacinth, iris, lantana, lily of the valley, lobelia, love-in-a-mist, monkshood (aconite), narcissus, polygonatum, poppy, primrose, snowdrop, tulip and other bulbs.
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[font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size="-1"]Ours also like "sweetviolet" flowers and the flowers of herbs, especially basil and dill.


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