Common Plants That Are Toxic To Your Pets

In one of my other blogs, The Herb Gardener, I receive inquiries all the time from concerned pet owners who want to know if a particular plant is poisonous or not. The following list of toxic plants can hurt your pet. Most of them are toxic to children as well.

When planning your exterior landscape, keep your pet's safety in mind by limiting the toxic plants you keep in and around the areas your pet(s) frequent. When bringing plants indoors, remember that even an animal that's never showed an interest in 'greens' can get curious, with tragic results.

I'll keep this list updated if anyone wants to contribute. Avoid a sad story, and learn the steps to keeping your pet safe.


The National ASPCA Hotline Number

The national ASPCA hotline will help you determine of something your pet has ingested is toxic. They charge a fee for the service, but they're experts, and they are available 24/7. You can reach them at: 888-426-4435

List of Toxic Plants

Alcohol (all varieties)
Almonds
Amaryllis bulb
Anthurium
Apricot
Avocado leaves, seeds, stem, skin
Begonia
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Bleeding heart
Boxwood
Buckeye
Buttercup
Caffeine
Caladium
Calla lily
Castor bean
Cherries
Chocolate
Choke cherry, unripe berries
Chrysanthemum
Clematis
Cocoa bark
Crocus
Croton
Cyclamen bulb
Daffodil
Delphinium
Dieffenbachia
Dumb cane
Elderberry's immature berries
English ivy
Foxglove
Garlic
Heavenly bamboo
Hemp
Holly berries
Hyacinth bulbs
Hydrangea
Iris corms
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jimson weed
Kalanchoe
Lantana
Larkspur
Lily
Lily-of-the-valley
Lupine
Marijuana
Milkweed
Mistletoe berries
Monkshood
Morning glory
Mountain laurel
Narcissus
Oak
Oleander
Onions
Peaches
Pencil cactus
Philodendron
Poinsettia
Potato leaves and stems
Rhododendron
Rhubarb leaves
Rosary Pea
Sacred Bamboo
Scheffelera
Shamrock
Spurge
Tomato leaves and stems
Yew