Poisonous and Toxic Plants Bird Owners Must Avoid
Do you know which plants should never be kept around your companion birds?  The biggest concerns for bird safety around house plants are the pesticides and fertilizers that you use to care for your plants. While confirmed cases of plant toxicities in birds are quite rare, there are many that should be avoided both in your home and for use as perches. These include:

  • Avocado
  • Azalea (leaves)
  • Black Locust (bark, sprouts, and foliage)
  • Caladium (leaves)
  • Castor Bean (both beans and leaves are toxic)
  • Christmas Cherry (the berry is dangerous)
  • Clematis
  • Crown Vetch
  • Daffodil (bulbs)
  • Daphne (berries)
  • Delphinium (all parts)
  • Diffenbachia (leaves)
  • Dried Arrangements (the seed pods and beans may be highly toxic)
  • Elephant's Ear (leaves and stems)
  • English Ivy (berries and leaves)
  • Foxglove (leaves)
  • Holly (berries)
  • Horse Chestnut
  • Iris (bulb)
  • Jack-in-the-pulpit (all parts)
  • Jerusalem Cherry (berries)
  • Jimson Weed (leaves and seeds)
  • Larkspur
  • Laurels
  • Lily of the Valley (leaves and flowers)
  • Lobelia
  • Lupine
  • Marijuana (leaves)
  • Mistletoe (the berries are highly toxic)
  • Monkshood (leaves and roots)
  • Nightshade (unripe berries and leaves)
  • Oleander (leaves, branches, and nectar of blossoms are all toxic)
  • Philodendron (leaves and stems)
  • Poinsettia (leaves and flowers)
  • Poison Hemlock
  • Rhododendron (leaves)
  • Rhubarb (leaf blade)
  • Rosary Pea (the seeds are toxic)
  • Skunk Cabbage (all parts)
  • Tobacco (leaves)
  • Water Hemlock
  • Yew (needles and seeds)
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