Cats and dangerous outdoor

Toxic Caution advised Cyclamen Daffodils – flower and (narcissus, jonquil) Dahlia* Azalea (rhododendron family) Daphne (thymelaeaceae) Chrysanthemum* Elderberry (sambucus) – contains pyrethrin found in dog flea treatment Eucalyptus* (gum tree) Crocus autumn* (colchicum autumnale, crocus sativus, liliaceae) Euonymus (wintercreeper, spindle) Day lily (hemerocallis) Euphorbia* (spurge) Fern (adiantum) Delphinium (larkspur) Gardenia* (cape jasmine) Foxglove (digitalis) Gaultheria Fritillary (snakeshead) Geranium* (cranesbill, pelargonium) Gloriosa superba (glory lily, flame lily, climbing lily) Gladioli bulb (sword lily) Juniper* (savin, sabina) berries Gypsophila (baby’s breath) Lily (lilium, hemerocallis) – all lilies Hedera* (ivy) Lily of the valley (convallaria majalis) Helenium* Nerium oleander (dogbane family) Heliotrope (boraginaceae) Nicotiana (flowering tobacco) Helleborus* (Christmas rose, Easter rose, Ornithogalum umbellatum (star of Bethlehem) ranunculaceae) Rhododendron (azalea) Horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum) Rhubarb Hosta (plaintain lily, funkia) Tomato * (solanum) Hyacinths* – bulb Vinca minor (periwinkle) Hydrangea* Yew (taxus) Hypericum* (St John’s wort) Ilex (holly) Iris* (flag, snake lily) Achillea* (yarrow, milfoil, carpenter’s weed) Juniper (communis) berries Aconite* (monkshood, eranthis hyemalis, mischtschenkoana, wolf’s bane) Lantana Agapanthus* (African blue lily) Laurus nobilis (bay laurel) Lavender (lavandula) Allium (ornamental onion, garlic, lily leek) Lemon verbena Ammi (bullwort, common bishop’s weed) Lobelia (cardinal flower) Alstroemeria* (Peruvian lily, lily of Incas) Lonicera (honeysuckle) Amaryllis* (hippeastrum) Lupin (baptisia) Anemone* (Grecian windflower) Malus (crabapple/apple) Anthurium* (flamingo flower, see indoor plant) Marigold* (tagetes) Aquilegia (columbine) Mistletoe* Begonia (garden angel) Morning glory (convolvuceae) Bergenia (elephant’s ears, saxifragaceae) Ornithogalum umbellatum (star of Bethlehem) Bird of paradise (strelitzia) Peony Bluebell (hyacinthoides) Physalis (Peruvian ground cherry, nightshade) Borage (starflower) Poinsettia* (euphorbia, Christmas flower) Broom (cytisus) Polyanthus* (primula, primrose) Bupleurum falcatum* (sickle-leaved hare’s ear) Poppy (papaver) Buttercup* (ranunculus) Privet* (ligustrum japonicum/vulgare) Buxus* (boxwood) Ranunculus* Calla lily* (zantedeschia) Rudbeckia* (black-eyed Susan) Carnation* (pinks, dianthus, sweet William, solomio) Ruscus (butcher’s broom, ) Cestrum (solanales, jasmine) Scilla (squills) Chives (allium schoenoprasum) Snowdrop* (galanthus) Clematis* (part of ranunculus family) Sweet peas (lathyrus) Coleus (solenostemon, Indian borage, stinging thyme) Tulips* – bulb Cordyline (cabbage tree) Wisteria Cotoneaster rosaceae * contact with these plants may cause skin irritation

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African daisy (arctotis, osteospermum) Moluccella (bells of Ireland)

Alyssum Myosotis (forget-me-not)

Antirrhinum (snapdragon) Muscari (lily turf, grape hyacinth)

Argyranthemum (marguerite) Nasturtium (tropaeolum)

Aster Nemesia

Astilbe Nepeta (cat mint)

Bacopa (sutera cordata) Nigella

Betula (birch) Olive

Buddleia (buddleja, butterfly bush) Pansy (viola)

Busy lizzies (impatiens, balsam, sultana) Petunias (calibrachoa, million bells)

Calendula (marigold asteraceae) – Philadelphus (mock orange blossom) note: Marigold tagetes are on ‘caution advised’ list Phlox Camellia Photinia (red robin) Celosia (cockscomb) Pittosporum Chaenomeles (quince) Potentilla (cinquefoil) Choisya (Mexican orange blossom) Pussy willow (salix) Cistus Quercus (oak) Cornflower (asteraceae, centaurea cyanus) Rose Cosmos Rosemary Crocosmia Sage (salvia) Cupressus leylandii (cypress) Salvia (sage) Diascias (twinspur) Scabiosa (scabious) Echinacea (coneflower) Sedum (stonecrop) Echinops (globe thistle) Spirea Fagus (beech) Stock (brompton, common, hoary, Forsythia gilly-flower, matthiola incana)

Freesia Sunflowers (helianthus)

Fuschia Sword fern (nephrolepsis biserrata)

Gazania (treasure flower) Trachelium (throatwort)

Gerbera (gerbera daisy) Valeriana officinalis (centranthus ruber)

Heuchera (coral bells) Veronica (spike speedwell)

Hollyhock Viburnum tinus (laurustinus)

Jasminium (jasmine) Violets

Leucospermum Wallflower (erysimum)

Lisianthus (eustoma) Waxflower (chamelaucium)

Limonium (statice, sea lavender, caspia, Weigela marsh-rosemary) Zinnia Magnolia

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Toxic Caution advised Safe Sanseviera (snake plant, mother-in-law’s tongue, viper’s bowstring hemp) Schefflera (umbrella tree rubber, Australian ivy palm, Cycad (cycas revolute, sago palm, zamia, fern palm) starleaf, octopus tree) Tradescantia* (wandering Jew plant, speedy Henry) Alocasia (elephant ear, dwarf taro, malanga, caladium) Yucca (asparagaceae family, agavoideae) Aloe vera (liliaceae family) Zamioculcas zamiifolia (zz plant, Zanzibar gem, fern arum) Ant plant (hydnophytum papuanum, maze plant)

Anthurium (tail flower, flamingo flower, laceleaf, Aeschynanthus japhrolepsis (lipstick plant) pigtail plant, giant laceleaf) Alocasia portodora (Chinese money plant, pilea, Arrow head vine (syngonium neon robusta, pancake plant) nephthytis, African evergreen) Aspidistra (cast iron plant, bar room plant, Asparagus fern* (emerald fern, emerald feather, aspidistra elatior) pumosa fern, sprengeri fern, lace fern, shatavari) Boston fern (sword fern, nephrolepis exaltata) Bird of paradise (strelitzia reginae, crane flower, strelizia nicolai, white bird of paradise, wild banana) Bromeliad (neoregelia pink sensation, aregelia) Caryota mitis* (fishtail palm) Calathea orbifolia (calathea zebrina, zebra plant, maranta, insignis, peacock plant, rattle snake plant, Castanospermum (moreton bay chestnut, red veined prayer plant) black bean, Australian chestnut) Calathea (prayer plant, calathea medallion, Cheese plant* (monstera deliciosa, ceriman, calathea sanderiana, pin stripe calathea) custard plant, Indian ivy, fruit salad plant, Mexican breadfruit, monstera adansonii, monkey plant) Ceropegia woodii (string of hearts, hearts entangled, sweetheart vine) Chinese evergreen (aglaonema) Christmas cactus (schlumbergera, Easter cactus, Clusia November cactus) Dracaena (corn plant, massangeana, Janet Craig, Cissus dicolor (grape ivy, climbing begonia, vitaceae) dragon plant, dragon tree, ribbon plant – note: not same as safe ribbon plant – see Spider plant) Cocus nucifera (coconut palm) Dumb cane (dieffenbachia) – all varieties Crocodile fern English ivy (hedera helix, common ivy, European ivy) Curly spider plant (hlorophytum comosum, variegated spider plant, airplane plant, Ficus benjamina (Benjamin tree, java fig, java tree, ribbon plant) small-leaved rubber plant, tropic laurel, Indian rubber plant, weeping fig) Delosperma echinatum Fig or ficus (fiddle leaf fig, ficus lyrata, banjo fig, Fishbone cactus ficus lyrata bambino) Hoya (wax flower, hoya carnosa tricolor, Homalomena rubescens (red shield plant, honey plant) queen of hearts) Kentia palm (howea forseriana, thatch palm, Iron cross begonia (begonia masoniana) paradise palm) Jade plant (crassula argentea, Chinese/Japanese/ Maidenhair fern (adiantum, Venus’ hair fern) dwarf rubber plant) Money tree (pachira aquatica) Kalanchoe (oak leaf plant, mother-in-law plant, Musa dwarf cavendish (banana dwarf cavendish) devil’s backbone, chandelier plant, feltbush, feltplant, velvetleaf) Orchids Peace lily (spathiphyllum wallisii, white sails) Parlour palm (chamaedorea elegans, neanthe bella palm, fishtail dwarf palm, good luck palm, Pencil cactus (cactus euphorbia tirucalli, bamboo palm) candelabra tree, cactus spurge) Phlebodium aureum (polypody, blue star fern) Philodendron (scandens, heart leaf, sweetheart plant, philodendron imperial green, Sedum – many varieties, safe araceae, monstera) Watermelon peperomia (peperomia argyreia, Poinsettia* (euphorbia, Christmas flower) watermelon begonia) Polyscias fabian* (dinner plate aralia, ployscias aralia) Zebra plant (haworthia fascinata) – looks similar to aloe vera but this is safe Pothos, golden, satin, silk, neon (devil’s ivy, taro vine, Rapunzel, ceylon creeper, ivy arum, epipremnum aureum) * contact with these plants may be sufficient to cause skin irritation Rubber plant (ficus elastica, ficus robusta)

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Toxic Safe Caution advised Achillea (yarrow) Allium Alstromeria* (Peruvian lily) Asiatic lily (lilium x asiatica) Ammi (Queen Anne’s lace) Convallaria (lily of the valley) Anemone (windflower) Easter lily (lilium longiforum) Anthurium (flamingo flower) Japanese showy lily (lilium hydridum) Bupleurum Madonna lily (lilium candidum) (bulpleurum rotundifolium griffithii, hare’s ear) Roselily™* Broom (cytisus) – this is a lily, it has no pollen but all parts still toxic Calla lily (zantedeschia aethiopica, arum lily) Royal lily (lilium regale) Carnation (dianthus, clove pink) Rubrum lily (lilium rubrum) Cestrum Stargazer lily, oriental lily (lilium orientalis) Chrysanthemum Clematis Star of Bethlehem (ornithogalum) Craspedia (Billy buttons) Tiger lily (lilium lancifolium, tigrinum) Dahlia Western or wood lily (lilium umbellatum) Daffodil (narcissus) Delphinium (larkspur) Astilbe (false goatsbeard) Euphorbia* (spurge) Camellia Gladiolus Celosia (cockscomb) Gloriosa (glory lily, flame lily) Cymbidium orchid Gypsophila Dendrobium orchid Hyacinth Echinops (globe thistle) Hippeastrum (amaryllis) Freesia Hydrangea Gerbera Iris Lavender (lavandula) Leucospermum (pincushion protea) Peony (paeonia lactiflora) Lisianthus (eustoma) Poppy (papaver) Limonium (statice, caspia, sea-lavender) Physalis alkekengi (winter cherry, Chinese lantern) Bells of Ireland (moluccella) Ranunculus Muscari (grape hyacinth) Scilla (squill) Oncidium orchid (golden shower orchid) September flower (aster, michelmas daisy) Phalaenopsis orchid (moth orchid) Strelitzia (bird of paradise) Rose Sweet pea (lathyrus) Snapdragon (antirrhinum) Sweet William (dianthus barbatus) Tagetes (African marigold) Statice – see Limonium Tanacetum (tansy) Stock (matthiola) Tulip (tulipa) Sunflower (helianthus) Trachelium caeruleum (throatwort) Foliage: Vanda orchid Asparagus fern (asparagus setaceus) Eucalyptus Veronica (speedwell) Salal (gaultheria shallon) Waxflower (chamelaucium uncinatum) Holly (ilex) Zinnia elegans Hypericum (St John’s wort) Foliage: Ivy (hedera helix) Olive (olea europaea) Privet (ligustrum) Pittosporum Ruscus (ruscus aculeatus, soft ruscus and ruscus hypophyllum, hard ruscus) Pussy willow (salix caprea) Senecio (daisy bush, brachyglottis greyi) Rosemary * contact with these plants may be sufficient Sword fern (nephrolepis exaltata) to cause skin irritation

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