Page 9 Fall Home & Garden | September 2024 Lincoln Daily News it’s native subtropical habitat. A bathroom location would be best in a planter that has peat-free ericaceous compost and water with rainwater only. With that being said if you are a household that has children, visiting children or any pets of any kind, there are twelve plants that you should NEVER have in your house or yard. They include: Oleander – A beautiful shrub that is popular in warmer climates, but its flowers and leaves can cause abdominal pain, drooling or even death. A single leaf can be fatal to a small child. Giant Hogweed – This plant is part of the carrot and parsley family and can reach up to 15-20 feet tall. The sap that it extracts contains furanocoumarins and when this sap contacts skin that is exposed to sunlight it can cause sever skin inflammation and painful blisters. These blisters could last for months and cause long-term sensitivity to sunlight. Foxglove – Every single part of this beautiful popular cottage garden plant contains dangerous components that leads to cardiac failure or death if ingested by humans or pets. Nightshade – This is an exceptionally beautiful plant with white or purple bellshaped or star-shaped flowers. It also has an intriguing dark purple, black, or red berry that makes curious kids and animals pick and eat. Even the touching of any part of the plant can cause dermatitis in people with sensitive skin. Mistletoe – This popular holiday plant contains phoratoxin which is toxic when any part of this plant and it’s berries is eaten, cooked, or drunk by humans and animals. Rhododendron or Azalea – These quite common ornamental shrubs can cause vomiting, excess salivation, coma, or death. Azaleas or often given as gifts as houseplants, so please be wary when displaying them indoors. Caladium – This is also known as elephant ear, and you often see this both indoors and out. However, this plant contains insoluble calcium oxalates which can cause irritation, swelling of the mouth, tongue and lips and vomiting in pets, as well as its toxic to humans. Lily of the Valley – This is most popular as a summer bouquet filler, however, all parts of this plant can be irritating or even fatal for humans and animals causing vomiting, irregular heartbeat, or death. Daffodil – These wonderfully bright yellow flowers are extremely popular in most flower beds and even inside pots. However, daffodils and its related plants such as clivia and amaryllis contain ingredients that can cause vomiting, drooling, convulsions and irregular heartbeats in humans and pets. The highest concentration of these toxins is located in the bulb. Autumn Crocus – This is another popular bulb flower that one can often see inside Continue --
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