Non-Toxic Plants

In just a few days, the month of January will come to an end and a few more days after that, the month of February too, will come to past. We will then be in March. I don’t know about some of you, but I am very excited and looking forward to Spring (when Nature looks lively and plants start to grow). After purchasing and planting my Bulbs last November, I made my Garden to do list. I got new plants for my huge planters and as soon as the weather warms up, the Weed Eater and other gardening tools will receive a good tune-up.

Last month, I compiled a list of Toxic Plants and today I am sharing a list of Safe/Non-Toxic Plants (this is just a few). Please, do remember that even though most of this plants are safe to Humans, they can be dangerous to pets, some livestock and they can also cause skin irritations to some individuals. Be cautious.

Goldfish Plant Coleus Orchids Kalanchoe Camellia Geraniums Surinam Cherry Donkey’s Tail Portulaca Baby’s Tears, Baby’s Breath Purple Coneflower Phlox Impatiens Bird of Paradise Wax Plant Golden Bamboo Swedish Ivy Purple Passion Vine Aluminum Plant Evening Primrose African Violet African Daisy Gloxinia Hens and Chicks Lipstick Plant Jade Plant Grape Hyacinth

Mountain Ash Petunia Bachelors Buttons (Cornflower) Peperomia Weigela Sensitive Plant Maidenhair Fern Boston Fern Bird’s Nest Fern Asparagus Fern Black-eyed Susan Dandelion Honey Locust Norfolk Island Pine Coral Bells Ficus Benjamina Alyssum Nerve Plant Cast Iron Plant Cosmos Christmas Cactus Zebra Plant Astilbe Piggyback Plant Hibiscus Zinnia Statice (Sea Lavender)

Though Non-Toxic, the following plants can cause skin reaction (sharp leaves, spines, sharp edges, thorns, glochids, leaf hairs, and irritant fibers):

Japanese Aralia Poinsettia Spiraea Rose Bushes Bougainvillea

Yucca Agave Tulips Daylilies Prickly Pear

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Click here and here for information on how to relieve Skin Irritation from Plants.