Verbena
Verbena is poisonous. Our daughter grew sick, very quickly after eating a leaf of the verbena plant in our front yard. Luckily, she hadn't swallowed it and after removing the leaf- she was fine. There are many common plants that are poisonous. With a little one accustomed to picking and eating out of the vegetable garden- its important to know what is poisonous out there in the world.
A few things that are growing in our yard or our nearby park that are poisonous:
- Butterfly Weed
- Lantana
- Elephant Ears
- Larkspur
- Morning Glory
- Daffodil
- Buttercup
- Daisy
You can avoid planting these plants in your yard if you choose- but you will likely still encounter them at playgrounds, friends homes and so forth. Education might be the best route.
For a more complete list: the poison control website:
http://www.poisoncontrol.org/plants.html
Yikes, Josie! Thanks for the warning - how scary! Hmmm - will have to rethink some of my pool planting ideas...
ReplyDeleteI've always had a vegetable garden with the kids. They really do have to be taught. Even things in the vegetable garden, like tomato or potato foliage, can be poisonous. Though if I had kids, I would definitely not plant edibles in my ornamentals which is becoming more common now.
ReplyDeleteGood point about the tomato and potato!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post, Josie. Isaac will eat anything he can get his hands on outside. I'm worried....
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