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Plants that are Dangerous to Animals and People Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\nPlants that are Dangerous to Animals and People<\/h1>\n

\nPoinsettias are not poisonous.<\/p>\n

\nWhat plants to avoid due to toxicity is a confusing issue. Most of the lists available definitely contain mistakes. Some of them list plants like begonias, periwinkles, caladiums, English ivy, garlic, yarrow, nandina, hibiscus, portulaca, St. Johns wort, wandering jew, lantana, larkspur, etc. I use these plants frequently and some are actually food crops.<\/p>\n

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\nLantana – listed as toxic but very little concern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nBegonias, yarrow, garlic, hibiscus and portulaca are all edible plants and\/or beneficial herbs. I have thousands of larkspur (the most toxic plant on this list) growing on all my properties and encourage others to plant it freely because it is a wonderful wildflower. The rest of the plants on this list are ubiquitous and no problem to animals at all. If they were a problem, I would have had at least one report of such over the past 40 years. Some commonly used plants such as oaks are listed as toxic but you would have to eat a lot of leaves or acorns to get sick.\n<\/p>\n

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\nOleander – a truly toxic plant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSee my Edible Flowers information for another angle to all this. <\/p>\n

Edible Flowers<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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I love helping the SPCA here in Dallas find homes for their great pets, but it looks like we need to help them with their dangerous plant list. If all these plants were avoided, landscaping would be very difficult. ASPCA Poison Plants Website – <\/p>\n

ASPCA.org<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– 888-222-1222<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nHere\u2019s the info from Wikipedia. It\u2019s pretty good but lists poinsettia so might have other mistakes. Poinsettia is not poisonous. <\/p>\n

List of Poisonous Plants<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\nHere\u2019s list from Texas Poison Control Network (May be the most helpful source) <\/p>\n

Poisoncontrol.org<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1-800-222-1222<\/p>\n

\nHere\u2019s the Texas A&M Agrilife list. It\u2019s pretty good but very incomplete and has some errors. For example, it says that all parts of elderberry are poison. Sorry, but the fruit is delicious and I eat it often. <\/p>\n

Poisonous Plants<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Some General Guidelines<\/p>\n