Toxic & Non-Toxic Plants
DISCLAIMER: The plants on this list are considered ‘safe’ by accredited sources. Please bear in mind that not all plants are safe for all birds under all circumstances. Houseplants and ornamentals are not routinely tested on birds, so there is no way of accurately evaluating the safety of each plant with pet birds. Also, plants may have been treated with fertilizers or pesticides before they came into your home. Soil can harbor mold, mildew, bacteria and insects. Be safe and keep all houseplants out of reach of your pet birds! For further information, contact your local poison control center, botanical gardens and your avian veterinarian.
Toxic Plants
- Angel's Trumpet - leaves seed and flowers
- Apricot - pits, leaves and bark
- Apple - seeds, leaves, bark
- Avocado - unripe fruit, and stems
- Azalea
- Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon
- Baneberry
- Belladonna
- Bird of Paradise - seed pods and flowers
- Bittersweet
- Black Locust
- Boxwood
- Bracken Fern
- Buckthorn
- Burdock
- Buttercup
- Caladium
- Calla Lily
- Catclaw Acacia - twigs and leaves
- Caster Bean
- Cherry - pits, leaves and bark
- Chinaberry
- Clematis
- Coral Plant
- Crocus
- Cycad or Sago Cycas
- Daffodil
- Daphne
- Death Camas
- Delphinium
- Devil's Ivy
- Dieffenbachia (dumb cane)
- Eggplant - unripe/overripe fruit, leaves
- Elderberry - roots, leaves, stems, bark
- Elephant's Ears or Taro
- Euonymus - filit, bark, leaves
- European Pennyroyal
- Figs
- Four o'clock
- Foxglove
- Heliotrope
- Henbane
- Holly - leaves, berries
- Horse Chestnut
- Horse Nettle
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Iris
- Ivy (Boston, English & some others)
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Jerusalem Cherry
- Jessamine Yellow
- Jimsonweed - leaves, seeds and flowers
- Jonquil
- Juniper
- Kalanchoe
- Lantana
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lily-of-the-Valley
- Lobelia
- Locoweed
- Lupine
- Moonseed
- Monkshood
- Morning Glory - seeds
- Mushrooms
- Narcissus
- Oak
- Oleander
- Peach - leaves, pit, bark
- Pear - leaves, seeds, bark
- Peony
- Periwinkle
- Peyote
- Philodendron
- Pigweed
- Plum - leaves, pit, bark
- Poison Hemlock
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Oak
- Poison Sumac
- Poinsettia
- Poppy
- Pokeweed
- Potato - sprouts, leaves, berries, green tubers
- Pothos
- Primrose
- Ragwort
- Red Maple
- Rhododendron
- Rhubarb - leaves
- Rosary Pea
- Sage
- Shamrock Plant
- Skunk Cabbage
- Snowdrop
- Sorrel
- Sorrel
- Spurges
- Star of Bethlehem
- Sweet Pea
- Tobacco
- Tomato - stems and leaves
- Tulip
- Virginia Creeper
- Vetches
- Water Hemlock
- Waxberry
- Wisteria
- Yew
Non-toxic Plants
- Abelia
- Acacia (some species)
- African Daisy
- African Violet
- Aluminum Plant
- Areca, Butterfly Cane
- Ash
- Asparagus Fern
- Aspen
- Aspidistra
- Baby's Tears
- Baby's Breath
- Bachelor Buttons
- Barberry
- Beec
- Beech
- Begonia
- Birch
- Bird's Nest Fern
- Bougainvillea
- Brake, Ribbon, Dish
- Bromeliads
- California Holly
- Calamint
- Calendula
- Camellia
- Chamomile
- Chickweed
- Chicory
- Cissus Kangaroo Vines
- Claw Cactus
- Coffee Tree (coffee is toxic!)
- Coleus
- Comfrey
- Corn Plant
- Cottonwood
- Crabapple
- Creeping Jenny
- Croton - house variety
- Dahlia
- Dandelion
- Date
- Daylily
- Dill
- Dogwood
- Donkey Tail
- Dracaena
- Dragon Tree
- Easter Cactus
- Elderberry - cooked ripe fruit only
- Elm
- European Fan
- Fir
- Gold Dust Dracaena
- Echeveria
- Elephant Foot Tree
- Eucalyptus
- Eugenia
- Gardenia
- Garlic
- Gloxinia
- Grape Ivy
- Grape Vine
- Hens and Chicks
- Hibiscus
- Honeysuckle
- Hoya
- Impatiens
- Indian Hawthorne
- Jade Plant
- Larch
- Lemon Balm
- Lilac
- Lily (Easter or Tiger)
- Magnolia
- Marigold
- Maidenhair Fern
- Manzanita
- Mayapple - fruit only
- Mock Orange
- Monkey Plant
- Moses-in-the-Cradle
- Mother-In-Law's-Tongue
- Nandina
- Nasturtium
- Natal Plum
- Nerve Plant
- Norfolk Island Pine
- Parsley
- Passionflower
- Peppermint
- Peperomia
- Petunia
- Pony Tail Palm
- Popular
- Prayer Plant
- Purple Passion, Purple Velvet
- Pyracantha
- Raphiolepsis
- Rose
- Rubber Plant
- Russian Olive
- Schefflera
- Sensitive Plant
- Spearmint
- Spider Plant
- Spruce
- Squirrel's Foot Fern
- Staghorn, Elk's Horn
- Star Jasmine
- String of Beads
- Swedish Ivy
- Sword Fern
- Thistle
- Ti Plant
- Violet
- Wandering Jew
- Willow
- Yucca
- Zebra Plant