PETS, PLANTS AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS
The following list represents the most commonly kept potentially hazardous plants. The list is by no means complete and accurate identification of the plant in question is essential. You may wish to contact your local floral or plant nursery personnel for information regarding plant identification.
Amaryllis
Aloe Vera (Medicine Plant)
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton
Apricot (pit)
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Avocado (fruit & pit)
Azalea & pits)
Baby's Breath
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Branching Ivy Buckeye
Buddhist Pine
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Charming Dieffenbachia
Cherry (seeds & wilting leaves)
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Cineraria
Clematis
Cordatum
Corn Plant
Cornstalk Plant
Croton String of Pearls/Beads
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen Devil's Ivy
Dieffenbachia stem & leaves)
Dracaena Palm Tree Philodendron
Dragon Tree
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia)
Easter Lily (especially cats)
Elaine
Elephant Ears |
English Ivy
"Exotica Perfection"
Dieffenbachia
Fiddle-leaf
Florida Beauty
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant
(Philodendron Pertusum)
Geranium
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glacier Ivy
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold dust Dracaena
Golden Pothos
Hahn's Self-Branching Heartleaf Philodendron
Hibiscus
Holly
Horsehead Philodendron
Hurricane Plant
Indian Laureel
Indian Rubber Plant
Janet Craig Dracaena
Japanese Show Lily (especially cats)
Jerusalem Cherry
Kalanchoe (Panda Bear
Plant)
Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lily of the Valley
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marijuana
Mexico Breadfruit (Split
Leaf Philodendron)
Miniature Croton
Mistletoe
Morning Glory
Mother-in-Law's Tongue
NarcissusNeedlepoint Ivy
| Nightshade
Oleander
Onion
Oreintal Lily (especially cats)
Peace Lily
Peach (wilting leaves & pits)
Pencil Cactus
Plumosa Fern
Poinsettia (low toxicity)
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Pothos
Precatory Bean
Primrose (Primula)
Red Emerald
Red Princess
Red-Margined Dracaena
Rhododendron
Ribbon Plant
Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Silver Pothos
Spotted Dumb Cane
String of Pearls/Beads
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Swiss Cheese Plant
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily (especially cats)
Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem & leaves)
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
Variegated Philodendron
Variegated Rubber Plant
Warneckei Dracaena
Weeping Fig
Yew
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To obtain a more complete list of plants, both toxic and non-toxic, including their scientific names and associated problems/hazards, write the NAPCC, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. Enclose a check for $10 payable to NAPCC.