Toxic & Non-Toxic Plants

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

 

  Acokanthera - all parts toxic, except ripe fruit

  Amaryllis

  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

  Marijuana

  Milkweed

  Mistletoe

  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

  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

  Aloe - flesh only

  Aralia

  Arbutus

  Areca, Butterfly Cane

  Ash

  Asparagus Fern

  Aspen

  Aspidistra

  Baby's Tears

  Baby's Breath

  Bachelor Buttons

  Barberry

  Beech

  Begonia

  Birch

  Bird's Nest Fern

  Blood Leaf Plant

  Boston 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