Menu:

raclogo

 

 

Toxic Plants and Flowers

This is not a complete list. Just because a flower isn't listed here doesn't mean that torts can eat it. For tortoise safe plants and flowers visit Edible Landscaping.

Common Name

Botanical Name

Aconite ( monkhood, wolfsbane)Aconitum spp.
Anemone (windflower)Anemone spp.
AnthuriumAnthurium spp.
Atamasco lilyZephyranthes spp.
Autumn crocusColchicum autumnale
AzaleaAzalea spp. (Rhododendron spp.)
BaneberryActaea spp.
Black locustRobinia pseudo-acacia
BloodrootSanguinaria canadensis
BoxwoodBuxus spp.
Burning bush (strawberry bush, spindle tree, wahoo) Euonymus spp
ButtercupRanunculus spp.
Butterfly weedAsclepias spp.
CaladiumCaladium spp.
Calla (calla lily)Calla palustris (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Carolina jasmine (yellow jessamine)Gelsemium sempervirens
Castor beanRicinus communis
Cherry laurelPrunus caroliniana
Chinaberry (bead tree)Melia azedarach
Christmas roseHelleborus niger
ClematisClematis spp.
DaffodilNarcissus spp.
Deadly nightshade (belladonna) Atropoa belladona
Death cammas (black snakeroot)Zigadenus spp.
Delphinium (larkspur)Delphinium spp.
DogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
DumbcaneDieffenbachia spp.
Elephant earsColocasia antiquorum
False helleboreVeratrum viride
Four o'clockMirabills jalapa
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Giant elephant earAlocasia spp.
Gloriosa lilyGlonosa superba
Golden chain tree (laburnum)Labunum anagryroides
GoldensealHydrastis canadensis
Heavenly bamboo (nandina)Nandinaa domestica
Henbane (black henbane) Hyoscyamus niger
Horse chestnut (Ohio buckeye)Aesculus spp.
Horse nettleSolanum spp.
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth beanDolicbos lab lab
HydrangeaHydrangea spp.
IrisIris spp.
Ivy (English ivy)Hedera helix
Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaemia triphyllum
Jerusalem cherrySolanum pseudocapsicum
Jessamine (jasmine)Cestrum spp.
Jetbead (jetberry)Rhodotypos tetrapetala
Jimson weedDatura spp (Brugmansia spp.)
JonquilNarcissus spp.
Kentucky coffee treeGymnocladus dioica
LantanaLantana camara
Leopard's baneArnica montana
Lily Lilium atamasco
Lily Lilium gloriosa
Lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
Lobelia (cardinal flower, Indian tobacco) Lobelia spp.
Marsh marigoldCaltha palustris
May apple (mandrake)Podophyllum peltatum
Mescal bean (Texas mountain laurel, frijo lillo)Sophora secundiflora
MistletoePhoradendron spp.
Morning gloryIpomoea violacea
Mountain laurelKalmia latifolia
NightshadeSolanum spp.
OleanderNerium oleander
Periwinkle (myrtle, vinca)Vinca spp.
PhilodendronPhilodendron spp. (Monstera spp.)
PittosporumPittosporum spp.
Poison hemlockConium maculatum
PotatoSolanum tuberosum
PrivetLigustrum spp.
RhododendronRhododendron spp.
Rock poppy (celandyne) Chelidonium majus
ScheffleraSchefflera spp.
Spring adonisAdonis vernalis
SpurgeEuphorbia spp.
Star of BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
Sweet peaLathyrus spp.
TobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Trumpet flower (chalice vine)Solandra spp.
Water hemlockCicuta maculata
Wild cherry (black cherry)Prunus serotina
WisteriaWisteria spp.
Yellow allamandaAllamanda cathartica
Yellow oleander (tiger apple, be still tree, lucky nut)Thevetia peruviana
Yesterday-today-and-tomorrowBrunfelsia spp.