Sherri's Helpful Hints

There are so many beautiful plants and flowers; some of them, however, are very poisonous. This is a good listing for you so that your children and pets can be safeguarded from the poisonous plants you may have.

Poisonous Plants and Flowers

Aconite (wolfsbane, monkhood) - Aconitum spp.
Anemone (windflower) - Anemone spp.
Anthurium - Anthurium spp.
Atamasco lily - Zephyranthes spp.
Autumn crocus - Colchicum autumnale
Azalea - Azalea spp. (Rhododendron spp.)
Baneberry - Actaea spp.
Black locust - Robinia pseudo-acacia
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis
Boxwood - Buxus spp.
Burning bush (strawberry bush, spindle tree, wahoo) - Euonymus spp
Buttercup - Ranunculus spp.
Butterfly weed - Asclepias spp.
Caladium - Caladium spp.
Calla (calla lily) - Calla palustris (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Carolina jasmine (yellow jessamine) - Gelsemium sempervirens
Castor bean - Ricinus communis
Cherry laurel - Prunus caroliniana
Chinaberry (bead tree) - Melia azedarach
Christmas rose - Helleborus niger
Clematis - Clematis spp.
Daffodil - Narcissus spp.
Deadly nightshade (belladonna) - Atropoa belladona
Death cammas (black snakeroot) - Zigadenus spp.
Delphinium (larkspur) - Delphinium spp.
Dogbane - Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dumbcane - Dieffenbachia spp.
Elephant ears - Colocasia antiquorum
False hellebore - Veratrum viride
Four o'clock - Mirabills jalapa
Foxglove - Digitalis purpurea
Giant elephant ear - Alocasia spp.
Gloriosa lily - Glonosa superba
Golden chain tree (laburnum) - Labunum anagryroides
Goldenseal - Hydrastis canadensis
Heavenly bamboo (nandina) - Nandinaa domestica
Henbane (black henbane) - Hyoscyamus niger
Horse chestnut (Ohio buckeye) - Aesculus spp.
Horse nettle - Solanum spp.
Hyacinth - Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth bean - Dolicbos lab lab
Hydrangea - Hydrangea spp.
Iris - Iris spp.
Ivy (English ivy) - Hedera helix
Jack-in-the-pulpit - Arisaemia triphyllum
Jerusalem cherry - Solanum pseudocapsicum
Jessamine (jasmine) - Cestrum spp.
Jetbead (jetberry) - Rhodotypos tetrapetala
Jimson weed - Datura spp (Brugmansia spp.)
Jonquil - Narcissus spp.
Kentucky coffee tree - Gymnocladus dioica
Lantana - Lantana camara
Leopard's bane - Arnica montana
Lily of the valley - Convallaria majalis
Lobelia (cardinal flower, Indian tobacco)- Lobelia spp.
Marsh marigold - Caltha palustris
May apple (mandrake) - Podophyllum peltatum
Mescal bean (Texas mountain laurel, frijo lillo) - Sophora secundiflora
Mistletoe - Phoradendron spp.
Morning glory - Ipomoea violacea
Mountain laurel - Kalmia latifolia
Nightshade - Solanum spp.
Oleander - Nerium oleander
Periwinkle (myrtle, vinca) - Vinca spp.
Philodendron - Philodendron spp. (Monstera spp.)
Pittosporum - Pittosporum spp.
Poison hemlock - Conium maculatum
Potato - Solanum tuberosum
Privet - Ligustrum spp.
Rhododendron - Rhododendron spp.
Rock poppy (celandyne) - Chelidonium majus
Schefflera - Schefflera spp.
Spring adonis - Adonis vernalis
Spurge - Euphorbia spp.
Star of Bethlehem - Ornithogalum umbellatum
Sweet pea - Lathyrus spp.
Tobacco - Nicotiana tabacum
Trumpet flower (chalice vine) - Solandra spp.
Water hemlock - Cicuta maculata
Wild cherry (black cherry) - Prunus serotina
Wisteria - Wisteria spp.
Yellow allamanda - Allamanda cathartica
Yellow oleander (tiger apple, be still tree, lucky nut) - Thevetia peruviana
Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow - Brunfelsia spp.