It’s a sad but inevitable discovery in the journey of plant parenthood: some of your indoor plants just aren’t safe if you have pets or small children. While beautiful to behold, many popular genera of houseplants are toxic, whether mildly or severely. Worse, still others can cause skin irritation with too much handling.
Here are 10 poisonous houseplants that, though we adore them, should be incorporated with caution if they’ll be accessible to your children or pets.
Often grown in the house to use on burns and minor cuts, it is harmful to cats. Ingestion of Aloe can cause vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, tremors, depression, and change in urine color.
This pretty plant has a lot of species and hybrids, over 11,000, and they are all toxic! They cause irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.
The Caladium is a common houseplant, but is very toxic. It causes the same reactions as the Begonia: irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.
There are several types of Dieffenbachia, all toxic. It also causes irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.
A common plant found in homes, the Chinese jade is toxic, though no one knows exactly why. However, it will cause nausea and vomiting if ingested.
Though some roses are edible, keep this one out of your home. It causes drooling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, colic, and depression.A common house plant because it is known to remove toxins in the air, it has several varieties all, unfortunately, toxic. Like many on this list, they cause irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.
A common palm like plant, it causes bloody vomit, depression, anorexia, hypersalivation, and dilated pupils.With pretty pink and green variegated leaves, it’s a common site to add color to a room. But, again, if you kitty ingests, he will be facing irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.Another plant liked because of its air-filtering capabilities, the Peace Lily causes irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting, just like the others.
#1 – Aloe
Often grown in the house to use on burns and minor cuts, it is harmful to cats. Ingestion of Aloe can cause vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, tremors, depression, and change in urine color.#2 – Begonia
This pretty plant has a lot of species and hybrids, over 11,000, and they are all toxic! They cause irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.#3 – Caladium
The Caladium is a common houseplant, but is very toxic. It causes the same reactions as the Begonia: irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.#4 – Dieffenbachia
There are several types of Dieffenbachia, all toxic. It also causes irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.#5 – Chinese Jade
A common plant found in homes, the Chinese jade is toxic, though no one knows exactly why. However, it will cause nausea and vomiting if ingested.#6 – Christmas Rose
Though some roses are edible, keep this one out of your home. It causes drooling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, colic, and depression.#7 – Philodendron
A common house plant because it is known to remove toxins in the air, it has several varieties all, unfortunately, toxic. Like many on this list, they cause irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.#8 – Dracaena
A common palm like plant, it causes bloody vomit, depression, anorexia, hypersalivation, and dilated pupils.#9 – Elephant Ears
With pretty pink and green variegated leaves, it’s a common site to add color to a room. But, again, if you kitty ingests, he will be facing irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting.#10 – Peace Lily
Another plant liked because of its air-filtering capabilities, the Peace Lily causes irritation and inflammation in the mouth including intense burning, drooling, and difficulty swallowing as well as vomiting, just like the others.
