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Garden Plants Can Be Toxic to Pets
adapted from materials provided by Edgewood-Joppatowne Veterinary Hospital, Edgewood, MD
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| Squirrel and Moose preferred to spend their summers playing tug-of-war at the ocean shore rather than in the garden. |
With the coming of spring (yes, there is a spring scheduled to happen this year), both people and pets will be spending more time outdoors. Doggie curiosity about budding plants can cause serious problems if some of the plants are ingested. Symptoms span a wide range, but can include nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal upsets, cardiac toxicity, central nervous system depression or excitement, liver or kidney toxicity, abnormal thirst and possibly coma and death.
We are printing the following partial list of toxic plants and plant parts so that pet owners can know which plants are potentially dangerous and arrange to remove them or fence them off to protect pets. Always consult your veterinarian if your pet appears to be ill after ingesting plant material.
Amarylis-bulbs Angel Trumpet-all Autumn crocus-bulbs Azalea-all Bittersweet-leaves and fruit Black locust-bark, green growth, and seeds from Robinia Boxwood-all Buckthorn-all Buttercup (Ranunculus)-all top growth Caladium-all Chinaberry-berries, flowers and leaves Chinese Lantern-all Chrysanthemum-all Corydalis species-top growth and corms Creeping Charlie-all Daffodil-bulbs Daphne species and other heath family shrubs-all Death camas-bulbs Delphinium-all Dicentra (bleeding heart)-top growth and corms Dieffenbachia-all Digitalis_see foxglove Eggplant-green growth and sprouts Elephant ear plant English ivy-berries and leaves Foxglove-leaf and seeds Geranium-all Gladiolus-all Ground cherry-green growth and sprouts Holly-all Horse beans-seeds Horse chestnut-flower, sprout and seeds Hyacinth-bulbs Hydrangea-all Iris-all Jerusalem cherry-leaf and unripe fruit Jimsonweed (Datura)-all Jonquil-bulbs Larkspur-flowers and seeds Lily of the valley-all Loco weed-seeds Lupine-seeds May apple (Podophyllum)-roots Mistletoe-all Monkshood (Aconitum)-all Mushrooms-all of certain types Narcissus-all Nightshade (Solanum species)-all Oleander (Nerium species)-all Peony-roots Philodendron-all Poinsettia-leaves Pokeweed (Phytolacca)-roots Potato-sprouts, vines, unripe tubers Privet-all Rosary pea (Abus precatorius)-seed/pea Rhododendron-all Rhubarb-roots and leaves Star of Bethlehem-bulbs Tomato-green growth and sprouts Trumpet lily-all Tulip-bulbs Vinca vine-all Wandering Jew-leaf Wisteria-seeds Yew (Taxus)-all
This article was originally published in the May/June 1993 GRREAT News and has been updated with information from the Internet. Toxic plants are listed in the Dog Owners Home Veterinary Handbook, by Delbert Carlson, DVM and James Giffin, MD. A similar article appeared in the May/June 1995 issue of GRNews.