Knowing which popular plants can be toxic to dogs, cats, and horses will help you choose safe flora for your home and yard. Read below to see which plants can be hazardous and which are relatively harmless.
For fall specific plants, read here.
There are a number of common plants which may be toxic to dogs and cats and should be avoided. These include:
| Arum Lily | Autumn Crocus | Australian Flame Tree | Avocado |
| Azalea Baneberry | Bird Of Paradise | Bishop’s Weed | Black Laurel |
| Black Locust | Bleeding Heart | Bloodroot | Bluebonnet |
| Blue-Green Algae | Boxwood | Bracken Fern | Buckthorn |
| Bulb Flowers | Burdock | Cacao | Camel Bush |
| Caladium | Calla Lily | Cardinal Flower | Chalice |
| Cherry Tree | Chinaberry Tree | Clematis | Cocklebur |
| Coffee | Coral Plant | Coriander | Dieffenbachia |
| Elderberry | Elephant Ear (Taro) | Eucalyptus | Euonymus |
| False Hellebore | Flame Tree | Felt Plant | Firethorn |
| Four O’Clock | Foxglove | Glottidium | Golden Chain |
| Ground Cherry | Heaths | Heliotrope | Hemlock |
| Henbane | Holly | Honeysuckle | Horse Chestnut |
| Horsetail | Hydrangea | English Ivy | Jasmine |
| Jimsonweed | Lantana | Larkspur | Lily Of The Valley |
| Easter Lily | Lupine | Marijuana | Mandrake |
| Mexican Poppy | Milkweed | Vetch | Yellow Jasmine |
| Mistletoe | Mock Orange | Monkshood | Moonseed |
| Morning Glory | Mountain Laurel | Mushrooms | Nightshades |
| Oak | Oleander | Periwinkle | Philodendron |
| Pigweed | Poinciana | Poinsettia | Poison Ivy |
| Poison Oak | Pokeweed | Potato Shoots | Privet |
| Pyricantha | Rain Tree | Ranunculus (Buttercup) | Grapes |
| Red Maple | Snowdrop | Spurges | Sweet Pea |
| Tansy | Tobacco | Wisteria | Yews |
If you believe your pet may have ingested any of these or any other toxic substances, please contact us at Lake Pine Animal Hospital as soon as possible.
For after-hours emergencies, contact one of our recommended veterinary emergency hospitals.