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)

 

Vegetables

Potato (green patches 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)

 

Wild Mushrooms

All unidentified wild mushrooms should be considered toxic until identified by a mycologist.

 

Avoiding Plant Poisoning

1.       Become familiar with the dangerous plants in your area, yard and home. Know them by sight and by name.

2.       Do not eat wild plants and mushrooms.

3.       Keep plants, seeds, fruits and bulbs away from children.

4.       Teach children at an early age to keep unknown plants and plant parts out of their mouths. Make them aware of the potential danger of poisonous plants.

5.       Teach children to recognize poison ivy.

6.       Know the plants used as skewers for meat or marshmallows.

7.       Do not allow children to suck nectar from flowers or to make "tea" from leaves.

8.       Know the plant before eating its fruits or berries.

9.       Do not rely on pets, birds or squirrels to indicate non-poisonous plants.

10.    Avoid smoke from burning plants.

11.    Know that heating and cooking do not always destroy toxic substances.

12.    Label and store bulbs and seeds safely away from children and pets.

13.    Do not make homemade medicines from native or cultivated plants.

14.    There are no safe "tests" to distinguish edible from poisonous plants.

15.    Avoid using pesticides, herbicides and insecticides.

First Aid

• Call the local poison control centre, hospital emergency or a physician.
• If you are a caregiver, call the child's parents.