Poison Flowers and Bulbs | FLOWER GARDEN PLANTS | | |
PLANT | TOXIC PART | SYMPTOMS |
Anemone | Seed and young plants | Gastric, nervous system, depression |
Autumn Crocus, Star of Bethlehem | Bulbs | Vomiting and nervous excitement. |
Bleeding Heart | Foliage, roots | May be poisonous in large amounts. Has proved fatal to cattle. |
Buttercups | all parts (especially flowers) | - |
Castor bean | Seeds | Burning of mouth and throat, gastric, intestinal |
Dicentra (Bleeding heart) | All plant parts | Trembling, staggering, convulsions |
Dutchman's breeches | All parts, especially bulbs | - |
Four O'clock | Roots, seeds | Gastric, intestinal |
Foxglove | Leaves | Large amounts cause dangerously irregular heartbeat and pulse, usually digestive upset and mental confusion. May be fatal. |
Gloriosa lily | All parts | Numbness of lips and tongue, intestinal, convulsions |
Hyacinth | Bulb | Intestinal |
Iris | Underground stems | Severe-but not usually serious-digestive upset. |
Larkspur | Young plant, seeds | Digestive upset, nervous excitement, depression. May be fatal. |
Lily-of-the-Valley | Leaves, flowers | Irregular heart beat and pulse, usually accompanied by digestive upset and mental confusion. |
Lobelia | All parts | - |
Monkshood | Fleshy roots | Digestive upset and nervous excitement. |
Morning Glory | SeedsHallucinogen | |
Sweetpea | Seeds | Respiratory, paralysis, convulsions |
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