JUST A FEW POISONOUS PLANTS - please take care.

Daphne – Berries – FATAL a few can KILL children

Wisteria – Seed pods – Mild to severe digestive upset – Poisons many children

Laburnum (Golden Chain) – Seed capsules – Severe poisoning, excitement, staggering, convulsions, coma

Broom – Seeds – As Laburnum but not toxic

Rhododendron – AS LAUREL ABOVE

Azelea – AS LAUREL ABOVE

Yew – Berries/Foliage – Fatal, foliage is more toxic than the berries, death usually sudden without warning symptoms

Wild or Cultivated Cherry – Twigs/Foliage – Fatal, releases cyanide when eaten

Oak – Foliage/Acorns – Affects kidneys gradually, symptoms apperar only after several weeks. Takes a large amount for poisoning

Holly – Berries –Vomiting & diarrhoea

Privet – Berries – Can be fatal, nausea, vomiting & diarrhoea

Cuckoo Pint (male & female) – All Parts – Intense irritation & burning of the mouth & tongue

Greater Celandine – All Parts – Diarrhoea, inflammation of the bladder, drowsiness & dermatitis of the skin

Deadly Nightshade – All Parts – Fatal, intense digestive disturbance & nervous symptoms

Henbane – All Parts – Roots get mistaken for parsnips – As above for Nightshade

Buttercup – All Parts – Irritant juices may severely injure the digestive system

Hemlock / Water Hemlock – All Parts – Fatal, looks like a wild carrot, violent and painful convulsions

Thorn Apple – All Parts – Abdominal thirst, distorted vision, delirium, incoherence, coma

Poinsettia – Leaves – Fatal – ONE LEAF CAN KILL A CHILD OR ANIMAL

Mistletoe – Berries – Fatal for both Adults & children

Hyacinth – Bulbs – Nausea, vomiting & diarrhea (may be fatal)

Daffodil – AS HYACINTH ABOVE

Narcissus – AS HYACINTH ABOVE

Rhubarb – Leaves – Fatal, Large amount of raw or cooked leaves can cause convulsions & coma followed by rapid death