Houseplants can be very beneficial in our lives. They purify and renew our stale indoor air by filtering out toxins, pollutants and the carbon dioxide we exhale - replacing them with life sustaining oxygen!!! However, many of our most popular houseplants come from tropical climates where the highest percentage of poisonous plants reside. If you have any of the houseplants listed below you should find out how TOXIC they are , and if the risk they pose to your children or pets is worth keeping them.
Aloe barbadensis- Aloe Vera, Burn plant
Amaryllis sp.- Amaryllis
Anthurium andraeanum- Flamingo lily
Caladium hortulanum-Angel's wings
Chrysanthemum indicum- Chrysanthemums, mums
Clivia miniata- Kaffir Lily
Codiaeum variegatum-Croton
Datura innoxia-Angel's Trumpet
Euphorbia milii- Crown-of- thorns
Euphorbia pulcherrima- Poinsettia (Yes, it belongs here too)*****
Hedera helix-English Ivy
Cyclamen persicum- Cyclamen
Dieffenbachia sp. Dumb cane
These are only a few which are on the deadly list.
Next issue will list more, check back soon.
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