is this plant safe?

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mr.speed

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This plant is all of my garden in different colours, and my tortoise insists on munching it even when theres dandelions and clovers all over the place...i keep having to take him away from it because i'm not sure if it's poisonous or not and i don't know the plant name to check on care sheets.. my mum reckons he wouldn't keep going back to it if it is poisonous but i want to make sure! I've attached a picture of both the flower and the leaves,

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The picture with the blue flower looks a bit like sweet pea. (seeds are toxic)

The pink one is columbine. (edible)
 

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Both are Columbine. The blue one is just a nodding, Nora Barlow-type.
 

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oh i thought they were they same plant but in different colours? there's also a white version and lilac one... are the leaves for the purple one edible?

thanks for the reply!

Thanks! I'm guessing as Yvonne said the Columbine are edible its okay for him to eat both =)

Edna said:
Both are Columbine. The blue one is just a nodding, Nora Barlow-type.
 
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