With summer in full swing, many of us are growing (or attempting to grow) some type of garden. I’m not exactly a great gardener, but I did buy a few seeds to try to grow. So far, my cucumbers and cilantro are sprouting. I’ll also be heading to the nursery this weekend to buy some “ready-made” plants. You know, the kind that someone else has already managed to grow and keep alive, so all I have to do it continue watering it? What do they call those? I’m sure they have a name!
Plants that are poisonous to pets
Since I have an outdoor cat (all my others are indoor, but Willow fought me tooth and nail, literally, so she’s indoor/outdoor), two dogs and a neighborhood of ferals, I am really careful to only grow plants that are safe for pets. I also have a raccoon that visits every night now to thieve cat food. I’ve named him Reginald. Not Reggie. He prefers to be called by his full, very dignified British name. You have to say it like this “Resh-in-auld.” It’s important. Anyway, I don’t want to accidentally poison the poor bandit!
ProFlowers put together a pretty fabulous infographic detailing 199 different poisonous plants, including the parts of the plants to look out for and the type of pet that it’s harmful to. Check it out!
I actually knew about quite a few of those. I think everyone knows that poinsettias are poisonous to all pets. Deadly nightshade is a given, too. Stinging nettles, I’ve touched those before. NOT fun. There are quite a few plants on the list that I’ve either never heard of or never would have thought were poisonous to pets, like tulips and daffodils. I am relieved to see that Dahlias aren’t on the list, though. I bought a packet of those to try to grow. It says “easy to grow,” so to me that means I just toss them in the dirt and wait, right? Right???
I hope you found this as helpful as I did! Thanks a huge bunch (pun intended) to ProFlowers for putting it together!
Wow, that is some list. I try to make sure my dog doesn’t eat the flowers on anything else out in the lawn. You never know what might cause a reaction.
This is one of the most comprehensive lists I have seen! We try to keep it all away from our pets, but this list makes me want to check once more to make sure we don’t have more! Thanks for posting!
Wow who knew?! This is a great guide – especially for anyone with lots of pets that wander outside! It’s so important to keep tabs on what you have especially for pets!
WOW I had no idea there were so many plants. We actually live right across from Cherry farms!
This is a really helpful guide. I had heard that lilies were dangerous. I didn’t know so many others were too.
Wow! That’s a lot. And here I thought that plants were good for them because they normally chew on leaves when they’re feeling something. I hope a lot of pet owners get to read these especially the ones with gardens at home.
I had no idea about the others plant and so glad that you share a very informative post
What a comprehensive list of plants to keep away from animals! I didnt know apples were not good for them either! Some of these plants I have no clue what they are lol! Google anyone 🙂
LOL, same here! I know the obvious ones, lilies, the fruits, etc. But there are probably 150 that I’ve never heard of. With my luck, though, they’re growing in my backyard.
Wow, I had no idea about these. I have two cats too. I’ll make sure to check out for all of these. I don’t believe we have any of them around here though.
Very interesting. This one’s handy as reference but I don’t think using this to build a garden’s the right way. Ultimately, you need the opposite list of what’s good and safe and you pick out from that one, then when something different comes up (literally), that’s where this one comes in.
Oh my goodness. I was not aware of deadly plants. This post is really informative. Thanks I am bookmarking this for my future research of these poisonous plants.
This is such a great resource. I had no idea that there were so many that we needed to be keeping the pets away from.
This is such a fabulous resource. We have two dogs and several plants. I honestly have not thought about getting plants that are safe for them. Now I will make sure we do.
Oh my gosh, I didn’t know these plants are deadly to pets! Thank you so much for sharing this list!
Wow, this is an awesome list. I did not know that there were so many poisonous plants! Thanks for sharing this!
So important because so many people don’t think about this before buying plants when they have pets. Some pets do not even know better. It is better to be safe than sorry!