Common name | Latin | Safety∗ |
---|---|---|
Adder's Fern | Polypodium | Safe |
African Daisy | Gerbera jamesonii | Mildly toxic |
African Lily | Agapanthus africanus | Toxic |
African milkbush | Synadenium | Toxic |
African Violet | Saintpaulia | Safe |
Alice du Pont | Mandevilla | Safe |
Amaryllis | Hippeastrum | Mildly toxic |
Amazon Lily | Eucharis | Mildly toxic |
American Mistletoe | Phoradendron | Toxic |
Angel Wings | Caladium | Mildly toxic |
Angel's Trumpet | Datura | Fatal |
Arabian Violet | Exacum | Mildly toxic |
Aralia Ivy | Fatshedera | Mildly toxic |
Arrowhead Vine | Syngonium | Toxic |
Artillery Plant | Pilea | Mildly toxic |
Asparagus Ferns | Asparagus | Safe |
Azalea | Azalea | Toxic |
Babboo | Bambusa | Safe |
Baby's Tears | Helxine | Safe |
Banana | Musa | Safe |
Baseball Plant | Euphorbia obesa | Toxic |
Bead Plant | Nertera | Safe |
Bear's Paw Fern | Aglaomorpha | Safe |
Begonia | Begonia | Mildly toxic |
Bird of Paradise | Strelizia | Mildly toxic |
Bird's Nest Bromeliad | Nidularum | Safe |
Blood Leaf | Iresine | Safe |
Blood Lily | Haemanthus | Mildly toxic |
Blue Aster | Felicia | Safe |
Blue Dracaena | Cordyline | Safe |
Blushing Bromeliad | Neoregelia | Safe |
Bottle Palm | Nolina recurvata | Safe |
Bottlebrush | Callistemon | Mildly toxic |
Brazilian Tree Fern | Blechnum | Safe |
Buddhist Pine | Podocarpus | Toxic |
Bush Violet | Browallia | Safe |
Busy Lizzie | Impatiens | Safe |
Butterfly Palms | Chrysalidocarpus | Safe |
Button Fern | Pellaea | Safe |
Calla Lily | Zantedeschia | Toxic |
Candelabra Cactus | Euphorbia lactea | Toxic |
Cape Cowslip | Lachenalia | Safe |
Cape Heath | Erica | Safe |
Cape jasmine | Gardenia augusta | Toxic |
Cape Leadwort | Plumbago | Safe |
Cast-Iron Plant | Aspidistra | Safe |
Castor | Fatsia | Safe |
Cedar Gum | Eucalyptus | Safe |
Century Plant | Agave | Mildly toxic |
Chestnut Vine | Tetrastigma | Safe |
Chili Pepper | Capsicum | Mildly toxic |
China Doll | Radermachera | Safe |
Chinese Evergreen | Aglaonema modestum | Mildly toxic |
Chinese Fan Palm | Livistona | Safe |
Chinese Hibiscus | Hibiscus | Safe |
Christmas Cactus | Schlumbergera | Safe |
Cigar | Cuphea | Safe |
Cleyera | Cleyera | Safe |
Cloak Fern | Didymochlaena | Safe |
Clog Plant | Hypocyrta | Safe |
Cobra Lily | Darlingtonia | Mildly toxic |
Coconut Palm | Cocos | Safe |
Coffee Plant | Coffea arabica | Toxic |
Coleus | Solenostemon | Safe |
Cordatum | Philodendron | Mildly toxic |
Corn Plant | Dracaena Lisa | Mildly toxic |
Corn Plant | Dracaena Michiko | Mildly toxic |
Cornstalk Orchid | Dendrobium Orchid | Mildly toxic |
Crassula | Rochea | Safe |
Cretan Brake | Pteris | Safe |
Croton | Codiaeum | Toxic |
Crown of Thorns | Euphorbia milii | Fatal |
Daffodil | Narcissus | Mildly toxic |
Dagger/Christmas/Holly Fern | Polystichum | Safe |
Date Palm | Phoenix dactylifera | Toxic |
Dickia | Dyckia | Safe |
Dumb Cane | Dieffenbachia | Fatal |
Dusty Miller | Senecio | Toxic |
Dwarf Rubber | Crassula | Safe |
Earth Star | Cryptanthus | Safe |
Elephant Ear | Colocasia | Toxic |
Elephant Foot | Beaucarnea recurvata | Safe |
Elephant's Ear | Alocasia | Mildly toxic |
English Ivy | Hedera | Toxic |
Euonymus | Euonymus | Mildly toxic |
False Aralia | Dizygotheca | Safe |
False Jew | Callisia | Safe |
Fan Palm | Chamaerops | Safe |
Fern Moss | Selaginella | Safe |
Ficus | Ficus benjamina | Safe |
Fiddle-leaf Fig | Ficus Lyrata | Mildly toxic |
Firecracker Bromeliad | Guzmania | Safe |
Firecracker Flower | Crossandra | Safe |
Firecracker Plant | Manettia | Safe |
Firetail | Acalypha hispida | Toxic |
Fishtail Palms | Caryota | Toxic |
Flame Nettle | Coleus | Safe |
Flame Violet | Episcia | Safe |
Flaming Sword | Vriesea | Safe |
Flamingo Flower | Anthurium | Safe |
Flowering Tobacco | Nicotania | Fatal |
Frangipani | Plumeria | Safe |
Freesia | Freesia | Mildly toxic |
Geranium | Pellargonium | Safe |
Geranium-leaf Aralia | Polyscias | Mildly toxic |
Golden bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea | Safe |
Goldfish | Columnea | Safe |
Ground Ivy | Glechoma | Safe |
Hart's Tongue Fern | Phyllitis | Safe |
Hebe | Hebe | Safe |
Heliotrope | Heliotropium | Safe |
Heptapleurum | Schefflera Arboricola | Toxic |
Holly | Ilex | Mildly toxic |
Hyacinth | Hyacinthuss orientalis | Toxic |
Hydrangea | Hydrangea macrophylla | Toxic |
Inch Plant | Tradescantia | Mildly toxic |
Indian Rubber | Ficus elasticus | Safe |
Indoor oak | Nicodemia | Safe |
Irish Shamroc | Oxalis | Mildly toxic |
Jacaranda | Jacaranda | Safe |
Jacobina | Jacobina | Safe |
Jacob's Coat | Acalypha wilkesiana | Toxic |
Janet Craig Compacta | Dracaena Compacta | Mildly toxic |
Japanese Holly Fern | Cyrtomium | Safe |
Japanese Privet | Ligustrum japonicum | Toxic |
Japanese Sedge | Carex | Safe |
Jasmine | Jasminium | Safe |
Jerusalem Cherry | Solanum | Toxic |
Jewel Plant | Bertolonia | Mildly toxic |
Kaffir Lily | Clivia | Mildly toxic |
Kalanchoe | Kalanchoe | Mildly toxic |
Kentia Palm | Howea | Safe |
Kohleria | Kohleria | Safe |
Lady Slipper | Paphiopedilum | Safe |
Laurel | Laurus | Safe |
Lisianthus | Eustoma | Safe |
Living Stone | Argyroderma | Safe |
Living Stone | Conophytum | Safe |
Living Stone | Lapidaria | Safe |
Living Vase | Aechmea | Safe |
Lollipop | Pachystachys | Safe |
Long-leaf Fig | Ficus alii | Safe |
Madagascar Dragon Tree | Dracaena Marginata | Mildly toxic |
Madagascar Jasmine | Stephanotis | Safe |
Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum | Safe |
Marble Queen | Epipremnum aureum | Toxic |
Mexican Fan Palm | Washingtonia | Safe |
Milk Bush | Euphorbia tirucali | Toxic |
Miniature Date Palm | Phoenix Roebelinii | Safe |
Miniature Fan Palm | Raphis excelsa | Safe |
Mock Orange | Pittosporum tobira | Safe |
Moses-in-the-cradle | Tradescantia spathacea | Mildly toxic |
Mother-in-law's Tongue | Sanseveria | Mildly toxic |
Mum | Chrysanthemum | Mildly toxic |
Myrtle | Myrtus | Safe |
Nerve | Fittonia | Safe |
Never Never | Ctenanthe | Mildly toxic |
Night Jasmine | Cestrum | Safe |
Norfolk Island Pine | Araucaria | Safe |
Oakleaf Ivy | Cissus | Safe |
Oleander | Nerium | Fatal |
Paper Flower | Bougainvillea | Safe |
Parasol | Heptapleurum | Toxic |
Parlour Palms | Chamaedorea | Safe |
Parrot's Beak | Clianthus | Safe |
Peace Lily | Spathiphyllum | Toxic |
Pepper | Piper | Safe |
Piggyback Plant | Tobmiea menziesii | Safe |
Pineapple | Ananas | Safe |
Pitcher Plant | Cephalotis | Toxic |
Pitcher Plant | Nepenthes | Toxic |
Pitcher Plant | Sarracenia | Mildly toxic |
Plume Flower | Celosia | Safe |
Poinsettia | Euphorbia pulchetrima | Toxic |
Polka Dot | Hypoeste | Safe |
Pomegranate | Punica | Safe |
Poor Man's Orchid | Cyclamen | Toxic |
Pothos | Scindapsus | Mildly toxic |
Prayer Plant | Maranta | Mildly toxic |
Purple Heart | Setcreasea | Mildly toxic |
Purple Velvet | Gynura | Safe |
Pussy-Ears | Cyanotis | Mildly toxic |
Queens Tears | Billbergia | Safe |
Rabbit's Foot Fern | Davallia | Safe |
Rabbit's Foot Fern | Phlebodium aureum | Safe |
Red Ginger | Heliconia | Mildly toxic |
Rhododendron | Rhododendron | Mildly toxic |
Ribbon Plant | Dracaena Sanderiana | Mildly toxic |
Ripple Peperomia | Peperomia | Safe |
Rose Grape | Medinilla | Mildly toxic |
Saffron Spike | Aphelandra | Safe |
Sago Palm | Cycas Revoluta | Toxic |
Screw Pine | Pandanus veitchii | Safe |
Sea Onion | Boweia | Safe |
Sensitive Plant | Mimosa pudica | Safe |
Silvery Inch Plant | Zebrina | Mildly toxic |
Snowbush | Breynia | Safe |
Song of India | Dracaena Reflexa | Safe |
Spanish Moss | Tillandsia | Safe |
Spider Plant | Chlorophytum | Safe |
Spiderwort | Siderasis | Mildly toxic |
Split-leaf Philodendron | Monstera deliciosa | Toxic |
Spotted Laurel | Aucuba | Safe |
St. Augustine's Grass | Stenotaphrum | Safe |
Staghorn Fern | Platycerium | Safe |
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum | Toxic |
Star of Bethlehem | Campanula | Safe |
Starfish Flower | Stapelia | Toxic |
Star-of-Bethehem | Ornithogalum | Fatal |
Strawberry Begonia | Saxifraga | Safe |
Stromanthe | Stromanthe | Mildly toxic |
Sundew | Drosera | Mildly toxic |
Swamp Lily | Crinum | Safe |
Swedish Ivy | Plectranthus | Safe |
Sword Fern | Nephrolepis exalata | Safe |
Tea | Camellia | Safe |
Tiger Lily | Lillium | Mildly toxic |
Trailing Watermelon | Pellionia repens | Safe |
Tree Aloe | Aloe | Mildly toxic |
Tree Fern | Cibotium | Safe |
Tulip | Tulipa gesneriana | Toxic |
Umbrella Plant | Cyperus | Mildly toxic |
Umbrella Tree | Schefflera actinophylla | Toxic |
Venus Flytrap | Dionea | Toxic |
Victorian Violet | Streptocarpus | Safe |
Vinca | Catharanthus | Safe |
Warnecki | Dracaena Warnecki | Mildly toxic |
Wax Plant | Hoya | Safe |
Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus | Safe |
Wright's Palm | Acoelorrhaphe | Safe |
Yellow Corn Plant | Dracaena Massangeana | Mildly toxic |
Yellow Sage | Lantana camara | Fatal |
Yesterday | Brunfelsia | Safe |
Yew | Taxus | Fatal |
Yucca Dagger Plant | Yucca | Safe |
Zebra Plant | Calathea | Mildly toxic |
Zygo Orchid | Zygopetalum | Safe |
List of Toxic House plants thanks to New Life Parrot Rescue.