Do you know about your plants?

Household plants have become one of the nations leading causes of ingestions in children.

The below information will help you identify plants that are poisonous.Check with local florist or Poison control Center before buying plants.

It is important that you know the names of all the plants in your home and yard;because Poison Control cannot accurately identify your plants from a phone call description.

If you don't find a particular plant on the lists below,please call or write your Poison Control Center.

If you don't know the name of a plant have it identified at the local florist.

           Toxic

The following plants are considered toxic,poisonous and possibly dangerous.

These plants contain a wide variety of poisons and systems vary from a mild stomach ache,skin rash,swelling of the mouth and throat to involvement of the heart,kidneys or other organs.The Posion Control Center can give you more specific information on these or other plants that can be poisonous and may not be on this list.Many plants do not cause toxicity unless ingested in very large amounts.

Anemone                          Jonquil

Angel Trumpet Tree            Lantana Camara

Apricot-Kernals                  Larkspur

Arrowhead                        Laurel

Avocado-leaves                 Lily-of the-Valley

Azaleas                           Lobelia

Betel Nut Palm                 Mayapple

Bittersweet                      Mistletoe

Buckeye                          Moonseed

Buttercups                      Monkshood

Caladium                        Morning Glory

Calla Lily                        Mother-in-law

Castor Bean                    Mushroom

Cherries,wild                   Narcissus

Crocus,autumn                 Nightshade

Daffodil                          Oleander

Daphne                          Periwinkle

Delphinium                     Peyote(Mescal)

Devil's Ivy                      Philodendron

Dieffenbachia                 Poison Ivy

Elderberry                      Poison Oak

Elephant Ear                  Poppy

English Ivy                    Pokeweed

Four O'Clock                  Potato Sprouts

Foxglove                       Primrose

Holly Berries                  Ranunculus

Horsetail Reed               Red Sage

Hyacinth                       Rhododendron

Hydrangea                     Rhubarb leaves

Iris                               Rosary Pea

Ivy                               Tobacco

Jack-in-the-Pulpit           Tomato vines

Jequirity Bean or Pea      Tulip

Jerusalem Cherry            Water Hemlock

Jasmine                        Wisteria

Jimson Weed                 Yew

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          Non-Toxic

The following plants are considered non-toxic(safe,not poisonous).Symptons from eating or handling these plants are unlikely,but any plant may cause an unexpected reaction in certain individuals

Abelia                             Eucalyptus

African Daisy                    Eugenia

African Palm                     Gardenia

African Violet                    Grape Ivy

Airplane Plant                   Hens & Chicks

Aluminum Plant                 Hoya

Aralia                              Jade Plant

Asparagus fern                 Kalanchoe

Aspidistra                         Lily(day,easter,tiger)

Aster                               Lipstick Plant

Baby's Breath                   Magnolia

Bachelor Buttons              Marigold

Bamboo                          Moneywort

Begonia                          Monkey Plant

Birds Nest Fern                Norfolk Island Pine

Blood Leaf Plant               Peperomia

Boston Fern                     Petunia

Bougainvillaea                 Prayer Plant

Cactus(certain kinds)        Purple passion

California Holly                Pyrocantha

Camellia                         Rose

Christmas Cactus             Sanseveria

Coleus                           Scheffelera

Corn Plant                      Sensitive Plant

Crab Apples                    Spider Plant

Creeping Charlie             Swedish Ivy

Creeping Jennie              Violets

Dahlia                           Wandering Jew

Daisy                            Weeping Fig

Dandelion                      Weeping Willow

Dogwood                       Wild Onion

Dracaena                       Zebra Plant

Echeveria

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Some Do's and Don'ts

1>Never eat any part of an unknown plant or mushroom.Teach your children never to put leaves,stems,bark,seeds,nuts or berries from any plant into their mouth.

2>Keep posionous house plants out of reach of young children.Store bulbs and seeds out of sight and out of reach.

3>Label all plants by name.Comes in real handy when having someone watch your child.

4>Do not assume a plant is not poisonous because birds or other wildlife eat it.

Remember that any plant may cause unexpected reactions in certain people.Always check with Poison Control Center or your physician if a plant has been ingested.

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