Common Poisonous Plants to protect your dog from

Bringing a new puppy or dog into your house and making them a part of the family entails lots of new adventures for you and the pet. Some dogs will eat anything in site when they arrive at a new place, at times like these it becomes the pet owners responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for the new family member in the house.

Many poisonous plants grow in our gardens and yards, either naturally or used in landscaping. We have composed a list of the most common plants which are poisonous and could be harmful to a dog, causing your dog or other pets to become sick or suffer from dog diseases. If you’re concerned about a specific plant that is not on our list, take a piece of it to your local garden center and speak to a horticulturist about it. Consult the following list of poisonous plants for your reference.

Trees and bushes

• Avocado (leaves)
• Bottlebrush
• Boxwood
• Cherry (seeds)
• Common privet
• Croton
• Dogwood
• English ivy
• Hemlock
• Holly
• Horse chestnut
• Mistletoe
• Oleander
• Peach (seeds)
• Poison ivy
• Poison oak
• Poison sumac
• Privet
• Rhododendron
• Wisteria
• Yew

Flowering plants

• Amaryllis
• Anemone
• Azalea
• Bird of paradise
• Buttercup
• Christmas cactus
• Crocus
• Cyclamen
• Foxglove
• Impatiens
• Jasmine
• Morning glory
• Larkspur
• Lily of the valley
• Poinsettia
• Snapdragon
• Sweet pea
• Verbena

Bulbs, tubers, and fungi

• Calla lily
• Daffodil
• Dieffenbachia
• Hyacinth
• Iris
• Many mushrooms
• Tulip
• Weeds and herbs
• Jimson weed
• Locoweed
• Milkweed
• Pennyroyal
• Pokeweed
• Sage

All of the above plants can possibly be harmful for your pets, if a pet ingests any of these plants and shows signs of sickness or any dog disease consult your veterinary at the earliest.