GARDEN PESTS & PROBLEMS

Toxic Garden Plant List BY THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   The amount of poison in a plant tends to vary with location, age of plant, season, weather conditions. In some plants, the toxin is confined only to certain parts. Additionally, plants normally considered non toxic may have been treated with an insecticide, making them toxic. The following plants may cause toxic symptoms when ingested. Included are plants which may cause dermatitis when handled. Toxic Garden Plants Azalea (azalea indica) Bleeding Heart (dicentra formosa) Calla Lily (zantedeschia aethiopica) Carnation (dianthus caryophyllus) Castor-Oil plant (ricinus communis) Chinese or Japanese Lantern (physalis) Chrysanthemum Clematis Crocus (colchicum autumnale) Daffodil (narcissus) Delphineum Foxglove (digitalis purpurea) Gladiola (bulb) Hyacinthe (hyacinthus orientalis) Iris Jonquil (narcissus) Lily of the Valley (convallaria) Morning Glory (ipomaea tricolour) Narcissus Oleander (nerium oleander) Pansy (seeds) (viola tricolour) Peony (root) (paeonia officinalis) Primrose (primula) Sweet Pea (lathyrus odoratus) Sweet William (dianthus barbatus) Unidentified Wild Mushrooms Should be considered toxic until identified by a mycologist. Vegetables Potato (green patches found on tubers & above ground part) Rhubarb leaves Tomato greens Hedges & Bushes Black Locust (robinia pseudoacacia) Buckthorn ( rhamnus cathartica) Cherry Laurel (laurocerasus officinalis) Daphne (daphne mezereum) Elderberry (not berries) Horse Chestnut ( aesculus hippocastanum) Hydrangea Laburnum (laburnum anagyroides) Privet ( ligustrum vulgare) Virginia Creeper (ampelopis brevipedunculata) See more on.. Toxic Plants Toxic House Plants Listing _______________________________________ Author: THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO

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