Poisonous Plants

Plants are a common source of poisoning for young children who are more likely to put green plants in their mouths. While many plants can be quite toxic to young children, there are a number of other growing things that are completely safe even if the child swallows the plant.

Child Safe Plants
African violet
aluminum plant
aspidistra
aster
baby’s tears
begonia
bird’s nest fern
Boston fern
bougainvillea
California poppy
camellia
Christmas cactus
coleus
creeping Charlie
dahlia
dandelion
Easter lily
gardenia
impatiens
jade plant
kalanchoe
lipstick plant
magnolia
marigold
nasturtium
Norfolk Island pine
pepperomia
petunia
prayer plant
purple passion
rose
sensitive plant
spider plant
Swedish ivy
tiger lily
umbrella tree
violet
wandering Jew
wax plant
wild strawberry
zebra plant

NOTE: Poinsettias are NOT poisonous to children or pets. Even if a child ate an entire plant, the worst that might happen would be a bit of an upset stomach.