House & garden bunches, trees, herbs, flowers and other ornamental plants always look great (if you have cats you need to be careful about which ones you chose). If your cats are indoors/outdoors, you have to be careful about the plants that you grow indoors/outdoors.

Symptoms of poisoning (if you suspect poisoning, call you vet!!!):

  • diarrhea
  • convulsions
  • if tongue and gums are pale or swollen
  • fainting
  • listless
  • refusing food and water
  • vomiting

Below is a list of some of the more common plants & flowers that, in same cases are harmless to us, but they’re poisonous for cats.

Picture Plant Toxic parts Plant type
Aconite
(Aconitum spp.)
roots, foliage, seeds garden flower
Apple
(Malus spp.)
seeds cultivated tree
Arrowgrasses
(Triglochin fam.)
leaves marsh plants
Atropa belladonna
(Atropa belladonna)
entire plant esp. seeds, roots garden herb
Autumn Crocus
(Colchicum autumnale)
entire plant garden flower
Azaleas
(Rhododendron spp.)
entire plant cultivated & wild shrub
Baneberry
(Actaea rubra)
berries, roots wildflower
Bird-of-Paradise
(Strelitzia reginae)
pods garden flower
Black locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
entire plant esp. bark, shoots tree
Bloodroot
(Sanguinaria canadensis)
entire plant esp. stem, roots wildflower, herb
Box
(Buxus sempervirens)
entire plant esp. leaves ornamental shrub
Buckeye
(Aesculus pavia)
sprouts, nuts, seeds tree
Buttercup
(Ranunculus fam.)
entire plant esp. leaves wildflower, garden herb
Caladium
(Caladium)
entire plant house plant
Carolina jessamine
(Gelsemium sempervirens)
flowers, leaves ornamental plant
Castor bean
(Ricinus communis)
entire plant esp. beans house plant
Chinaberry tree
(Melia azedarach)
berries tree
Chockcherries
(Prunus virginiana)
leaves, cherries, pit wild shrub
Christmas berry
(Ardisia crenata)
leaves shrub
Christmas Rose
(Helleborus niger)
rootstock, leaves garden flower
Common privet
(Ligustrum vulgare)
leaves, berries ornamental shrub
Corn cockle
(Agrostemma githago)
seeds wildflower, weed
Cowbane
(Cicuta virosa)
entire plant esp. roots wildflower, herb
Cow cockle
(Vaccaria hispanica)
seeds wildflower, weed
Cowslip
(Primula veris)
entire plant esp. leaves, stem wildflower, herb
Daffodil
(Narcissus)
bulbs garden flower
Daphne
(Daphne cneorum)
bark, berries, leaves ornamental shrub
Day lily
(Hemerocallis)
entire plant is toxic to cats garden & wildflower
Death Camas
(Zigadenus)
leaves, stems, seeds, flowers field herb
Delphinium (Larkspur)
(Delphinium parishii)
entire plant esp. sprouts wildflower
Dumbcane
(Dieffenbachia)
entire plant house plant
Dutchman's breeches
(Dicentra cucullaria)
roots, foliage wild & garden flower
Easter lily
(Lilium longiflorum)
entire plant is toxic to cats flowering house plant
Elderberry
(Sambucus nigra)
leaves, bark, roots, buds tree
Elephant's ear
(Colocasia)
entire plant house plant
English Ivy
(Hedera helix)
entire plant esp. leaves, berries ornamental vine
European Bittersweet
(Solanum dulcamara)
entire plant esp. berries vine
False Flax
(Camelina sativa)
seeds wild herb
False hellebore
(Adonis vernalis)
roots, leaves, seeds ornamental flower
Fan weed
(Thlaspi arvense)
seeds wildflower, herb
Field peppergrass
(Lepidium latifolium)
seeds wildflower, herb
Flax
(Linum usitatissimum)
seedpods wildflower, herb
Foxglove
(Digitalis)
leaves wild & garden flower
Holly
(Ilex)
berries shrub
Horsechestnut
(Aesculus)
nuts, sprouts tree
Horse nettle
(Solanum carolinense)
entire plant esp. berries wildflower, herb
Hyacinth
(Hyacinthus)
bulbs wild & house plant
Iris
(Iris)
leaves, roots wild & garden flower
Jack-in-the-pulpit
(Arisaema triphyllum)
entire plant esp. roots, leaves wildflower
Jatropha
(Jatropha)
seeds tree, shrub
Jerusalem Cherry
(Solanum pseudocapsicum)
unripe fruit, foliage ornamental plant
Jimsonweed
(Datura stramonium)
entire plant esp. seeds field plant
Laburnum
(Laburnum)
seeds, pods, flowers ornamental plant
Lantana
(Lantana)
foliage house plant
Larkspur
(Delphinium)
young plants wildflower
Laurels
(Laurus nobilis)
leaves shrub
Lily of the valley
(Convallaria majalis)
leaves, flowers garden & wildflower
Lupines
(Lupinus polyphyllus)
seeds, pods shrub
Manchineel Tree
(Hippomane mancinella)
sap, fruit tree
Matrimony vine
(Lycium barbarum)
leaves, shoots ornamental vine
Mayapple
(Podophyllum peltatum)
unripe fruit, roots, foliage wildflower
Milk vetch
(Astragalus alpinus)
entire plant wildflower
Mistletoe
(Viscum album)
berries house plant
Monkshood
(Aconitum variegatum)
entire plant esp. roots, seeds wildflower
Moonseed
(Cocculus carolinus)
fruit, roots vine
Morning glory
(Ipomoea purpurea)
seeds, roots wildflower
Mountain mahogany
(Cercocarpus)
leaves shrub
Mustards
(Alliaria petiolata)
seeds wildflower
Narcissus
(Narcissus)
bulbs garden flower
Nicotiana
(Nicotiana)
leaves garden flower
Nightshade
(Solanaceae)
leaves, berries wildflower, vine
Oaks
(Quercus)
shoots, leaves tree
Oleander
(Nerium oleander)
leaves ornamental shrub
Philodendrons
(Philodendron)
entire plant house plant
Pokeweed
(Phytolacca)
roots, seeds, berries field plant
Poinsettia
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
leaves, stem, flowers house plant
Poison hemlock
(Conium maculatum)
leaves, stem, fruit field plant
Potato
(Solanum tuberosum)
shoots, sprouts garden plant
Rattle box
(Crotalaria)
entire plant wildflower
Rhododendron
(Rhododendron)
leaves ornamental shrub
Rhubarb
(Rheum)
leaves garden plant
Rosary pea
(Abrus precatorius)
seeds house plant
Sago palm
(Cycas revoluta)
entire plant esp seeds ornamental plant
Skunk cabbage
(Lysichiton americanus)
entire plant esp roots, leaves marsh plant
Smartweeds
(Polygonaceae)
sap wildflower
Snow-on-the-mountain
(Aegopodium Podagraria)
sap field plant
Sorghum
(Sorghum)
leaves grass
Star of Bethlehem
(Ornithogalum)
entire plant wildflower
Velvet grass
(Holcus lanatus)
leaves grass
Wild black cherry
(Prunus serotina)
leaves, pits tree
Wild radish
(Raphanus raphanistrum)
seeds wildflower
Wisteria
(Wisteria)
pods, seeds ornamental plant
Woody aster
(Xylorhiza)
entire plant wildflower
Yellow jessamine
(Gelsemium sempervirens)
entire plant ornamental vine
Yellow oleander
(Nerium oleander)
entire plant esp. leaves garden plant
Yellow pine flax
(Hesperolinon micranthum)
entire plant esp. seedpods wildflower
Yew
(Taxus baccata)
bark, leaves, seeds ornamental tree

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