Poisonous Plants
We’re not saying you shouldn’t plant these; just consider their placement carefully.
| Bushes and Trees | Toxic parts |
| Daphne mezereum | berries |
| Ginko | fruit |
| Laburnum anagyorides | pods and seeds |
| Privet | berries and leaves |
| Prunus (peaches, apricots, plums, cherries) | pits |
| Rhododendron | all parts |
| Taxus (yew) | seeds, needles, branches |
| Viburnum opulus (snowball bush) | berries |
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| Vines | Toxic parts |
| Aristolochia durior (Dutchman’s Pipe) | all parts |
| Wisteria sinensis, W. floribunda | leaves and berries |
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| Perennials | Toxic parts |
| Aconitum (Monkshood) | all parts |
| Arum maculatum (Wake Robin) A. italicum | berries |
| Brugmansia/Datura stramonia (Angel’s Trumpet) | all parts |
| Colchicum autumnale (Autumn Crocus) | all parts |
| Convollaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) | all parts (including water the flowers have been kept in) |
| Daffodil, Narcissus, Jonquil | all parts |
| Delphinium (Larkspur) | all parts |
| Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) | foliage and seeds |
| Euphorbia (Snow on the Mountain) | sap |
| Hedera helix (English Ivy) | berries |
| Helleborus Niger (Christmas Rose) | all parts |
| Hyacinthus | bulbs |
| Lantana camara | unripe fruit |
| Milkweed | sap |
| Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal) | same as Lily of the Valley |
| Rincinus communis (Castor Bean Plant) | seeds |
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| The Nightshades | Poison: solamine |
| Atropa belladonna (Belladonna) | berries |
| Lycopersicon lycopersicum (tomato) | green fruit (if eaten in quantity) |
| Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet) | unripe berries |
| Solanum nigrum (deadly nightshade) | berries |
| Solanum tuberosum (potato) | all parts but tubers; tubers if green |
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More — by family
(drawn from the Thompson & Morgan Seed Catalog)
| Apocynaceae: Catharanthus (Periwinkle) Vinca Asclepiadaceae: (Milkweeds)Berberidaceae: Berberis (Barberry) Podophylum Boraginaceae: Echium –also attracts bees, if anyone’s allergic Campanulaceae: Caryophyllaceae: Cornaceae: Compositae: Crassulaceae: Convolvulaceae: |
Ericaceae: Kalmia Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia (Spurge) Ricinus (Castor Oil Plant) Plumeria – Frangipani Leguminosae: Caesalpina ( Bird of ParadiseFlower) Cytisus (Broom) Lathyrus (Everlasting Pea) Lupin (Lupine) Robinia Sweet Peas Ulex (Gorse) Wisteria Liliaceae: Convollaria (Lily of the Valley) Fritillaria Gloriosa Lilium Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal) Linaceae: Papaveraceae: |
Primulaceae: Cyclamen Ranunculaceae: Adonis (Pheasant’s eye) Anemone (Wind Flower) Aquilegia (Columbine) Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold) Clematis Delphinium Helleborus (Christmas Rose) Larkspur Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower) Ranunculus Thalictrum Rosaceae: Chaenomeles japonica (Quince) Solinaceae: Datura (Angel’s Trumpet) Nicandra (Shoo Fly Plant) Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) Solanum (Winter Cherry) Scrophulariaceae: Digitalis (Foxglove) Linaria (Toad Flax) Verbenaceae: |