Safe Plants
These plants are considered safe to use in aviaries or around homes containing curious
birds.
Acadia
African Violet
Aloe
Asparagus Fern
Baby Tears
Bamboo
Barberry
Bayberry
Beech
Begonias
Bird’s Nest Fern
Bladdernut
Blueberry
Bougainvillea
Chickweed
Comfrey
Coralberry
Coleus
Corn Plant
Crabapple
Dandelion
Donkey Tail
Dracaena
Fig Plant (Ficus)
Fir
Gardenia
Grape Ivy
Grape Vine
Hen & Chicken
Huckleberry
Jade Plant
Magnolia
Manzanita
Marigolds
Mother-In-Law Tongue
Nasturtium
Natal Plum
Norfolk Pine
Palms
Pepperomia
Petunia
Pine
Pittosporum
Pothos
Prayer Plant
Purple Passion
Rose
Schefflera
Sensitive Plant
Snowberry
Spider Plant
Spruce
Swedish Ivy
Thistle
Viburnum
Wandering Jew
Wax Plant
White Poplar
Willow
Zebra Plant
Unsafe or Toxic Plants
One of the most endearing qualities of our feathered friends - their inquisitiveness - is
perhaps the one that can get them in the most trouble and prove harmful or fatal. By
nature, birds love to explore new things, whether it’s the new end table, that picture frame
you just hung, or a new plant you purchased to decorate you home. The following list of
unsafe plants is intended as a guide and may not be a complete list of harmful plants.
With over 335,000 different species of plants, it is impossible to list them all here. If in
doubt whether a plant is safe to have around your bird or animal, you can call the Poison
Control Center at 1-900-680-000.
Amaryllis
Elderberry
Morning Glory
Anemone
Elephant Ear
Mountain Laurel
Apple (Seeds)
Ergot
Mushrooms
Arum Lily
*Eucalyptus
Narcissus
Autumn Crocus
Euonymus
Naked Lady
Australian Flame Tree
False Hellbore
Navy Bean
Avocado
Fava Bean
Nettles
Azalea
Flame Tree
Nightshades
Balsam Pear
Firethorn
Nutmeg
Belladona
Four O’clock
Oak (Acorns & Leaf)
Bird of Paradise
Glory Bean
Oleander
Black Laurel
Glory Lily
Opium
Black Locust
Heliotrope
Peach (Pits & Leaf)
Bleeding Heart
Hemlock
Pears (Seeds)
Bloodroot
Hemp
Peony
Bluebonnet
Henbane
Periwinkle
Blue-Green Algae
Holly
Peyote
Bottlebrush
Honeysuckle
Philodendrons
Boxwood
Horse Bean
Pigweed
Bracken Fern
Horse Chestnut
Plum (Seeds & Leaf)
Broad Bean
Horsetail
Poinciana
Buckthorn
Hyacinth
Poinsettia
Burdock
Hydrangea
Poison Oak
Buttercup
Impatiens
Pokeweed
Cacao
Iris
Poppy
Caladium
Ivy, English
Potato (Eyes)
Calla Lily
Jack in the Pulpit
Privet
Camel Bush
Jasmine
Pyracantha
Cardinal Flower
Java Bean
Rain Tree
Carolina Jasmine
Jerusalem Cherry
Ragwort
Castor Bean
Jimsonweed
Ranunculus
Chalice (Trumpet Vine)
Johnson Grass
Red Maple
Cherry Tree
Juniper
Rhododendrons
Chinaberry Tree
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Rhubarb Leaves
Christmas Candle
Lady Slipper
Rosary Pea
Clematis
Cocklebur
Coffee Bean
Coral Plant
Coriander
Corncockle
Cowslip
Coyotillo
Crocus
Crown of Thorns
Cutleaf Philodendrons
Daffodil
Daphne
Datua
Deadly amanita
Death Camas
Delphinium
Devil’s Ivy
Dieffenbachia
Dogwood
Eggplant
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Locoweed
Locust
Lords & Ladies
Lupine
Malaga
Marijuana
Mayapple
Mescal Bean
Mexican Breadfruit
Mexican Poppy
Milk Bush
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Sandbox Tree
Skink Cabbage
Skyflower
Sorrel
Snowdrop
Snow on Mountain
Spurges
Sweet Pea
Tobacco
Tomato Plant
Vetch
Virginia Creeper
Water Hemlock
Wattle
White Cedar
Windsor Bean
Wisteria
Yam Bean
Yew