The Flamingo Lily, Photograph
© 2004 Charles Draper, All Rights Reserved
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Anthurium
andracanum, commonly known as the Flamingo Lily or the Painter's Palette,
is a house plant for those without a "green thumb," for it
is hardy and insect and disease resistant. A native of Columbia and
Ecuador, the entire plant is poisonous. Ingestion usually does not occur
because chewing quickly causes painful irritation of the mouth and throat.
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