Poisonous Plants: Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale)
Karen This autumn blooming perennial is a member of the Colchicaceae family and not related to spring blooming crocus that is in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is also called naked…
Poisonous Plants: Snowberry (Symphoricarpus albus)
Also known as waxberry, this deciduous flowering shrub is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, scabiosa, and abelia. It is native to North America where…
Poisonous Plants: Agave spp.
Agaves is a large genus of almost 3000 plants native to hot arid regions of Mexico and Southwestern US and belongs to the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes yucca,…
Poisonous Plants: Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Common vetch is climbing annual vine brought to North American from southern Europe as a covercrop but has since escaped and become a troublesome weed in shrub and perennial beds…
Poisonous Plants: Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Common foxglove is a biennial or short-lived herbaceous perennial that is native to disturbed sites in Europe and Asia but naturalized in parts of North America and has become invasive…
Poisonous Plants: Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Cardinal flower is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial native to North America where it grows in moist to wet areas such as stream and river banks, pond edges, marshes and swamps…
Poisonous Plants: Fool’s Parsley (Aethusa cynapium)
Fool’s parsley is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa but was introduced into North America where it has naturalized in sunny moist…
Poisonous Plants: Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Lily of the valley is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes scilla, yucca, and hosta. It is native to Europe, except the…
Poisonous Plants: Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) CHECK FOR DUPLICATE
Growing four to twenty feet tall, this evergreen shrub is native to moist woods and clearings, and along streams from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana…