[BritParrothead]

Originally Posted by Serenoa

Sorry, but that's NOT correct. The fruit (the fleshy part) of the berries is not toxic, only the seed.

The fruit is actually edible, so there certainly is no danger in just touching the berries.

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I stand corrected. But, the one that grows here in England is poisonous, so I assumed they all were/are.
They do look beautiful when the berries are covering the shrub!