I have a small goldfish pond and would like to have iris in it. I recently read that Blue Flag iris is toxic. Advice please?
Blue Flag Iris
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It's toxic if you eat it, like many plants are. Your fish will be fine, Blue Flag Iris naturally grows in shallow water and pond edges where fish frequently live with it. I have it in both my pond and my bog filter.
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Exactly! I'm pretty sure most (all?) iris are toxic. Perhaps some more so than others, but if you're not munching on the pond plants, it should be OK.