I wonder why it's called that... It doesn't look like a bird.

[ ... peering closer. ]

The berries, though pretty and seemingly edible, are poisonous to animals save birds. Their acrid taste and tingling sensation when eaten keeps most cases from being fatal. But it does say that it's pretty painful and causes an upset stomach.

[ but it seems like it'd be pretty hard to cook with... he'd know immediately something was off. ]

I don't think I could use this one. Oh, this is pretty! Mii-chan, check it out!

[ the oleander.......... look at it flowering, yoru....... ]