Toxic Plants

For homes where birds and plants coexist, knowing which plants are considered bird safe is important. If you do not find a particular plant on this list, please call B.C. Poison Control Center. 604-682-5050 or 1-800-567-8911

The following plants can cause serious or life-threatening poisoning.
Angel’s trumpet (Datura) Castor bean Death camas (Zigadetius) Foxglove Hellebore Jequirity bean Jimson weed (Thorn apple) Monkshood (Aconite)	Mushrooms Oleander Poison hemlock Rosary pea Tobacco Water hemlock Yew

The following plants contain a wide variety of poisons . If eaten in large quantities, some may cause more serious poisoning. This is not a complete list.
Acorn Anemone Arrowhead vine Avocado ~ leaves Azaleas Baneberry Bittersweet Broom Buttercups Cactus (certain varieties) Caladium CaIIa lily Cherry laurel Crocus, Autumn Daffodil Daphne Delphinium Jack-in-the-Pulpit Jerusalem cherry Jessamine (Yellow jasmine) Devil's club Devil's ivy Dieffenbachia (Dumb cane)	Elderberry Elephants ear (Caladium) English ivy Four o’clock Holly berries Horse chestnut Horsetail reed Hyacinth Hydrangea Iris (Flag) Ivy (Boston, English and others) Jonquil Laburnum Larkspur Laurels Lily-of-the-Valley Lobelia Lupine Mistletoe Morning glory -seeds Mother-in-Law plant (Caladium)	Narcissus Nightshade (Woody, Black, Deadly) Oxalis spp. Peace lily Periwinkle Pieris japonica Philodendrons Poinsettia Poison ivy Poison oak Poppy Potato - sprouts, leaves Pothos Privet Ranunculus Rhododendron Rhubarb Skunk cabbage Stinging nettle Tomato - vines, leaves Waxberry Wisteria


The following plants are considered non-poisonous. Any plant however, may cause an unexpected reaction especially in young children and pets.
Acacia African violet Aloe vera Aluminum plant Angel's tears Arbutus Asparagus fern Aspidistra (Cast iron plant) Aster Australian Ivy Palm Baby’s tears Bachelor buttons Bamboo Begonia Birds nest fern Blood Leaf plant Boston fern Bougainvillea California Maidenhair Camellia Chickweed Chinese Fan Palm Christmas cactus Climbing Rose Coleus spp. Corn plant Cornflower Crab Cactus Creeping Charlie Creeping Fig Curly Palm	Dagger Plant Dahlia Deer's Foot Fern Dogwood Donkey tail Dracaena Echeveria Edible Fig Emerald Fern Fig Fuchsia Gardenia Giant Yucca Grape ivy Hare's Foot Fern Hens-and-Chickens fern Hibiscus Honey Plant Hunter's Robe Ivy-leaf Pepper Jade plant Java Fig Kalanchoe Lady Palm Leather Fern Lipstick plant Magnolia Mango Marigold Monkey plant Mother-in-law's Tongue Nasturtium	Norfolk island pine Olive Oriental Bamboo Parlor Palm Passionflower Peperomia Petunia Piggyback plant Prayer plant Purple passion Pygmy Date Palm Rose Rubber plant Schefflera Sensitive plant Spider Fern Spider plant Swedish ivy Sword Fern Thyme Tomato (fruit) Tree Fern Tropical Hibiscus Umbrella tree Wandering jew Wax plant Weeping fig (Ficus) Windmill Palm Yellow Bamboo Yucca Zebra plant
The information listed here was compiled from various published sources within and outside the avian community. The safety of any plant listed is not guaranteed by West Coast Tropical Bird Studio Inc. or the author. The author and West Coast Tropical Bird Studio Inc. disclaim any liability in connection with the use of this information.