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POISONOUS PLANTS TO AVOID
There are a number of common plants which may be toxic to dogs and cats and should be avoided. These include:
Arum lily Autumn crocus Australian Flame tree Avacado
Azalea Baneberry Bird of paradise Bishop’s weed
Black Laurel Black Locust Bleeding heart Bloodroot
Bluebonnet Blue-green algae Boxwood Bracken fern
Buckthorn Bulb flowers Burdock Cacao
Camel Bush Caladium Calla Lily Cardinal flower
Chalice Cherry Tree Chinaberry Tree Clematis
Cocklebur Coffee Coral plant Coriander
Dieffenbachia Tobacco Yews Elderberry
Elephant ear (taro) Eucalyptus Euonymus False hellebore
Flame tree Felt plant Firethorn Four o’clock
Foxglove Glottidium Golden Chain Ground Cherry
Heaths Heliotrope Hemlock Henbane
Holly Honeysuckle Horse Chestnut Horsetail
Hydrangea English Ivy Jasmine Jimsonweed
Red Maple Larkspur Lily of the Valley Easter Lily
Lupine Marijuana Mandrake Mexican poppy
Milkweed Vetch Yellow jasmine Mistletoe
Mock orange Monkshood Moonseed Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Nightshades Oak
Oleander Periwinkle Philodendron Pigweed
Poinciana Poinsettia Poison Ivy Poison Oak
Pokeweed Potato Shoots Privet Pyricantha
Rain Tree Ranunculus(Buttercup) Rape Lantana
Rhubarb leaves Rhododendron Skunk cabbage Sorrel
Snowdrop Spurges Sweet Pea Tansy
Wisteria
MOST COMMON POISONINGS include all Lilies, flower bulbs (especially Daffodils), Azaleas and Rhododendrons (cause stomach irritation, but normally have an unpleasant taste that prevents pets from ingesting them), Poinsettias, Buttercups, Dieffenbachia, and Areca Palms (a favorite chewing item of cats). Some of these poisons are mild, but others are deadly, so check with your veterinarian if your pet has been exposed to any of these.
OTHER COMMON PLANT and FOOD POISONS: Grapes and raisins in large amounts can cause fatal kidney failure in dogs. Chocolate may cause siezures and death, but dogs vary a lot in their sensitivity to the caffeine-like effects of chocolate. Similarly, coffee beans should be avoided by pets. Tobacco products can also have serious effects if eaten. High-fat foods may cause dogs to develop pancreatitis or other health problems. In the vegetable garden, tomato and potato plants contain harmful toxins.
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