HEALTHY PLANTS Vitamin A
Carrots with tops, turnip greens, kale, spinach, watercress, collards, mustard greens, dandelion, swiss chard, chicory
Vitamin C
Turnip greens, kale, mustard greens, collards, watercress, spinach, swiss chard, cabbage, beet tops, kohlrabi
Vitamin K
Alfalfa, Cabbage, Kale, Spinach
Vitamin E
Kale, Spinach, Watercress
Potassium
Collards, Dandelion, Spinach, Swiss Chard
Iron
Beet Tops, Kale, Swiss Chard
Calcium
Collards, Kale, Mustard greens, Peas, Turnip Greens,
Plants to Avoid
Arum lily, Autumn crocus or meadow saffron, Australian flame tree, Avocado, Azalea, Baneberry, Beans: (castor, horse, fava broad, glory, scarlet runner, mescal, rosary peas) Bird of Paradise, Bishop's Weed, Black laurel, Black locust, Bleeding heart or Dutchmen's Breaches, Bloodroot, Bluebonnet, Blue-green Algae, Boxwood, Bracken fern, Buckthorn, Bulb flowers; (amaryllis, daffodil, narcissus, hyacinth, iris) Burdock, Buttercup, Cacao, Camel Bush, Caladium, Calla Lily, Cardinal Flower, Chalice (trumpet vine), Cherry Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Christmas Candle, Clematis (Virginia bower), Cocklebur, Coffee (senna), Coffee Bean (rattlebush, rattlebox, coffeeweed), Coral Plant, Coriander, Corncockle, Coyotillo, Cowslip, Cutleaf:(philodendron, daphne, death camus, devil's Ivy, dieffenbachia (dumb Cane), elderberry, elephant ear (taro) ), Ergot, Eucalyptus (particularly dried, dyed or treated for floral arrangements), Euonymus (spindle tree), False Hellebore, Glame tree, Felt Plant (maternity plant, air plant, panda plant), Firethorn, Four O' Clock, Foxglove, Glottidium, Golden Chain, Grass:( Johnson, sorghum, Sudan, broomcorn) Ground cherry, Heaths: (kalmia, leucotho, peires, rhododendron, mountain laurel, black laurel, andromeda, azaleas) Heliotrope, Hemlock (all forms), Henbane, Holly, Honeysuckle, Horse Chestnut (buckeye), Horsetail, Hydrangea, Ivy: (english, and other varieties) Jack-in-the-pulpit , Jasmine (jessamine), Jimsonweed , (thornapple), Kentucky Coffee Tree, Lantana, Larkspur, Lily of the valley, Lily Arum, Locoweed (milk vetch), Locusts: (black and honey) Lords and ladies (cuckoopint), Lupine, Malanga, Marijuana (hemp), Mayapple (mandrake), Mexican Breadfruit, Mexican Poppy, Milkweed (cotton bush), Mistletoe, Mock Orange, Monkshood, Moonseed, Morning Glory, Mountain Laurel, Mushrooms (amanita), Nettles, Nightshades; (deadly, black, garden, woody, bittersweet, eggplant, Jerusalem cherry, Oak Oleander) Parsley* (from the Hemlock Family), Periwinkle, Philodendrons, Swiss cheese, Pigweed, Poinciana, Poinsettia, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak:( western & eastern) Pokeweed, Potato Shoots, Privet, Pyracantha, Ranunculus (buttercup), Rattlebox (crotalaria), Red Maple, Rhubarb Leaves, Rhododendrons: (azaleas, laurels), Sandbox Tree, Skunk Cabbage, Sorrel (dock), Snowdrop, Spurges: (pencil tree, snow-on-the-mountain, candelabra tree, crown of thorns) Sweet pea, Tansy Ragwort, Tobacco, Vetch: (hairy and common) Virginia creeper, Wattle, White cedar (china berry), Wisteria,Yews, Yellow Jasmine.
The following is an additional list containing plants to avoid and the poisonous parts.
Common Name and Poisonous part Monkhood.. All parts, roots, seeds Bonaberry.. Sap
Horse Chestnut.. Leaves and fruit Tree of Heaven.. Leaves and flowers
Fly agario mushroom.. All parts Amanita mushroom.. All parts
Baladonna lily.. Bulbs Wisteria ..Pods
Pasque flower ..Young plants and flowers Milkweeds.. Leaves, berries
Devils walking stick.. Leaves and berries Jack in the pulpit.. Leaves
Boxwood.. Leaves Caladium.. All parts
American bittersweet ..Leaves and fruit Buttonbush ..Leaves
Night blooming jasmine ..Leafy shoots Water Hemlock.. Roots
Autumn crocus or saffron ..Leaves and bulbs Elephant ear ..All parts
Poison Hemlock ..All parts Lily of the valley ..Leaves and flowers
Crinum lily.. Bulbs Lady slipper orchid ..Hairy stems and leaves
Daphra ..Bark, leaves, fruit Angel’s trumpet ..All parts
Larkspur/Delphiniium ..Young plants, seeds Bleeding heart ..Leaves, tubers
Dieffenbachia/dumb cane ..Stems, leaves Foxglove.. Leaves
European burning bush ..Leaves , fruit White snakeroot.. Leaves, stems
Snow on the mountain ..Milky sap Poinsettia ..Milky sap
Crown of Thorns.. Milky sap, roots Rubber plant ..Milky sap
English Ivy ..Whole plant Christmas rose ..Rootstock, leaves
Hyacinth ..Bulb Hydrangea..Leaves
Spider lily ..Bulb St. Johnswort ..All parts
English holly ..Berries Impatiens ..Young stems , leaves
Garden Iris.. Rhizomes Coral plant ..Fruit
Walnut Green.. Hull, juices Mountain laurel ..Leaves
Lantana.. Foliage Sweet pea ..All parts
Privet.. Leaves, berries Flax ..Leaves, berries
Lupines.. Leaves, pods, seed Narcissus, Daffodil.. Bulbs
Ground ivy ..Leaves, stems Orleander ..All parts
Tobacco ...Foliage Opium poppy seed ..Pods
Philodendron.. Stems, leaves Mistletoe. .Berries
Pokeweed.. All parts Primrose.. Leaves, stems
Cherries, peaches, plums.. Seeds, leaves Buttercup.. Leaves
Buckthorn.. Sap and fruit Rhododendron.. All parts
Poison Ivy.. All parts Castor beans.. Seeds
Rhubarb ..Leaves Black locust ..Shoots, bark, seeds
Sour dock.. Leaves German Ivy.. Leaves, stems
European bittersweet ..Leaves, berries Elderberry ..Roots
Bitter nightshade ..All parts Garden huckleberry ..Leaves
Jerusalem Cherry ..Berries, fruits Common tansy ..Leaves
Yew ..Foliage, bark, seeds Culvers root ..Roots
SAFE FOLIAGEAcacia, African violet , Aloe , Baby's tears , Bamboo , Begonia , Bougainvillea , Chickweed , Christmas cactus , Cissus (kangaroo vine) , Coleus, Corn plant , Crabapple , Dandelion , Dogwood , Donkey Tail , Dracaena Varieties, Ferns:
( asparagus, bird's nest) Boston (and related maidenhair) Figs:( Creeping, rubber, laurel, laf, fiddle leaf, weeping) Gardenia, Jade Plant, Magnolia, Marigolds, Monkey Plant, Mother in-law's tongue, Nasturtium, Norfolk Island Pine, Shefflera (umbrella).
The above plants are not poisonous if accidentally eaten. But should not be consider part of a healthy diet.
Recommended Branches
Tree Branches make the best perches. Trees of the following species can supply safe branches, foliage and bark to be used as perches or chew toys for birds. These materials are not safe if toxic chemicals or insecticides have been sprayed on them. Before installing them in any cage, scrub all branches with a nontoxic disinfectant (such as diluted chlorine bleach or Nolvasan) then rinse and dry well.
Apple Arbutus Ash Aspen Beech Birch Cottonwood Crabapple Dogwood Elm Fir Hawthorn
Larch Magnolia Manzanita Mulberry Pear Pine Poplar Sequoia (redwood) Willow
DO NOT use apricot, cherry, peach, prune, plum or nectarine. These trees all belong to the Prunus species. They contain cyanogenic glycosides which release cyanide if ingested.
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