Venomous Valentine

Well, not really!

Hubby had flowers sent for Valentine's Day and specifically asked for no lilies.

A beautiful bouquet arrived with 3 stems of gorgeous blue irises (very Van Gogh'ish)

I am not a botanist (or even a very good gardener!), so have never figured out if irises are members of the lily family.

Apparently they are not.

But, still poisonous to inquisitive cats - so off to the bin they went.

I detest lilies with a passion but I actually like irises....shame!