Which Common Plants are Poisonous??

April 18, 2006

They weather has broke and we are beginning to explore the back yard with our 2 kids, both almost 11 mo old. They are still putting everything into their mouths, and they are not quite walking.

So, which common plants, flowers, etc are poisonous?

Dandylions? Daffadills? Tulips? Myrtel/Periwinkle? Lillies? Hydrangeas?

Leigh131313

April 18, 2006

OH, good question!!

I can't help tho....no clue

Leigh

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NorthBay04

April 18, 2006

I've heard that oleanders are very poisonous.

NDN

April 18, 2006

Google it and you will find a lot of sites with info about common poisonous plants. Here is the link to one of them--it actually refers to plants that are toxic to animals, but often plants that are toxic to animals are also toxic to humans...especially children:

[url="http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/protect_your_pet_from_common_household_dangers/common_poisonous_plants.html"]http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/protect_your_pet_from_common_household_dangers/common_poisonous_plants.html[/url]

dgooding

April 25, 2006

I'm so glad you brought up this topic. Just two days ago our 10-month-old was in a walker outside on our sidewalk, and I had turned just a sec, and she had scooted up to a plant, grabbed two handfuls of leaves and started munching. Yikes!

Shai's Mom

May 31, 2006

These ones I know: Oleander, Poinsettia, Shafflera, Croton, Foxglove

Be careful of plants with colorful leaves and plants that produce berries, because these can often be poison.

As far as I know flowers grown from bulbs (Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacints) are not really poisonous, but they aren't necessarily edible. They contain some substance that repels snails and other pests that crave spring greens.

Hope that helps a little.