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ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLANTS

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The following plants pose a low risk of poisoning children and may be considered for use in the home:

HOUSE PLANTS

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African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
Aluminum Plant (Pilea cadierei)
Baby's Tears (Helxine soleirolii)
Bead Plant (Nertera depressa)
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)
Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis')
Bowstring Hemp (Sansevieria hahnii)
Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema modesta)
Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus truncata)
Coleus (Coleus spp.)
Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
Creeping Charlie (Pilea nummularia)
Croton (Codiaeum variegatum pictum)
Dracaena (Dracaena spp.)
Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco)
False Aralia (Dizygotheca elegantissima)
Fittonia
Flaming Sword (Vriesia splendens)
Fluffy Ruffles Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata f.r.)
Gold Dust (Dracaena godseffiana)
Hens and Chickens (Sempervivum tectorum)
Hens-and-Chickens (Echeveria spp.)
Hoya (Hoya spp.)
Jade Plant (Crassula argentea)
Lace Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata Whitmanii)
Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus lobbianus)
Miniature Orange (Citrus mitis)
Mother-in-Law's Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata Laurenti)
Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
Palms
Peperomia (Peperomia spp.)
Piggy-back Plant (Tolmiea menziesii)
Ponytail, Elephant-Foot Tree (Beaucarnea recurvata)
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
Purple Passion Vine (Gynura aurantiaca)
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)

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Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica)
Snake Plant (Sansevieria zeylanica)
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.)
String of Beads (Senecio rowleyanus)
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus australis)
Sword Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
Ti (Cordyline terminalis)
Tiger's Jaws (Faucaria tigrina)
Urn Plant (Aechmea fasciata)
Wandering Jew (Tradescantia spp.)
Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa)
Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina)
Yucca
Zebra Plant (Aphelandra squarrosa)

GARDEN PLANTS

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Aster
Begonia (Begonia spp.)
Dahlia
Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis)
Fuchsia
Geranium (Pelargonium spp.)
Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa)
Hibiscus
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Impatiens
Petunia
Phlox
Rose
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium)

HOUSE PLANTS

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Caragana
Hawthorne (Crataegus spp.)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Mock Orange (Philadephus spp.)
Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
Snowball Tree (Viburnum opulus)
Spiraea

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POISONOUS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLANTS

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The following plants should be removed from any environment where children play (click on link to view a photo of the plant):

HOUSE PLANTS

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Asparagus Fern (Asparagus plumosus)
Avocado Pear (Persea americana)
Bird-of-Paradise Flower (Strelitzia reginae)
Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Cacti:
- Bunny-Ears (Opuntia microdasys 'Albispina')
- Column (Cereus peruvianus)
- Rat's-tail (Aporocactus flagelliformis)
- Sunset (Lobivia famatimensis)
Caladium
Century Plant (Agave americana)
Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)
Cyclamen
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia spp.)
Ivy:
- Cape (Senecio macroglossus)
- English (Hedera helix)
- German (Senecio mikanioides)
- Glacier (Hedera helix glacier)
- Gloire de Marengo (Hedera helix canariensis)
- Needlepoint (Hedera helix 'Sagittifolia')
- Red (Hemigraphis alternata)
Philodendrons:
- Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum)
- Black Gold (Ph. melanochrysum)
- Devil's Ivy (Epipremnum aureum)
- Elephant's Ear (Caladium)
- Fiddle Leaf (Ph. panduraeforme)
- Green Gold (Syngonium podophyllum)
- Marble Queen (Scindapsus aureus)
- Silver Vine (Scindapsus pictus)
- Split Leaf (Monstera delicosa)
- Sweetheart Vine (Ph. scandens)
Rubber Vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora)
Umbrella Plant (Cyperus involucratus)

CHRISTMAS PLANTS

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Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
Holly (Ilex spp.)
Mistletoe (Viscum album)

GARDEN PLANTS

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Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale)
Azalea (Rhododendron)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
Calla Lily (Zentedeschia aethiopica)
Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Castor Oil (Ricinus communis)
Chinese Lantern (Physalis alkekengi)
Chrysanthemum
Clematis
Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
Delphinium
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Gladiolus (bulb only)
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
Iris
Jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Lupine (Lupinus spp.)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea)
Monkshood (Aconitum)
Narcissus
Pansy (seeds) (Viola)
Peony (root) (Paeonia spp.)
Periwinkle (Vinca)
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

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VEGETABLES

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Potato (all parts of plant above ground)
Rhubarb Leaves
Tomato Greens

HEDGES AND BUSHES

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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
Burning Bush (Dictamnus albus)
Caragana
Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
Cherry (Prunus spp.)
Daphne (Daphne mezereum)
Duranta (Duranta repens)
Elderberry (except berries)
Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Hydrangea
Jessamine (Jasminum)
Laburnum (Leguminosae anagyroides)
Lily-of-the-Valley Bush (Pieris japonica)
Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Rhododendron
Sedum
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Spindle Tree (Euonymus europaeus)
Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americana)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

WILD PLANTS

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Anemone
Baneberry (Actaea)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Black Snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa)
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non scripta)
Buckeye (Aesculus spp.)
Buttercup (Ranunculus spp.)
Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium)
Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Nightshade:
- Deadly (Atropa belladonna)
- Climbing or Woody (Solanum dulcamara)
- Black (Solanum nigrum)
Paternoster Beans (Abrus precatorius)
Poison Ivy (Rhus toxicodendron)
Poison Oak (Rhus toxicodendron)
Poison Sumac (Rhus vernix)
Poke Weed (Phytolacca americana)
Tobacco Plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
Water Hemlock (Cicuta virosa)
White Snake-root (Eupatorium rugosum)
Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana)

 

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Warning:  Poisonous

Note: All wild mushrooms should be considered toxic until proven otherwise. This includes all fungi and "toadstools".

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