Toxic Plants & Pet Safety
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CMD Lawn Care is dedicated to the safety of your beloved pets. We will always ensure that your gates are securely closed upon arrival and departure of our technicians, and that we are aware of their location to prevent injury. Please feel free to look over the following list of plants, trees, shrubs and flowers, to learn what plants, and parts of the plant may be harmful to your four-legged friends.
| PLANT | TOXIC PARTS | PLANT TYPE | PLANT | TOXIC PARTS | PLANT TYPE | |
| Aconite | Rots, foliage, seeds | Garden Flower | Daffodil | Bulbs | Garden Flower | |
| Apple | seeds | Cultivated Tree | Daphne | Bark, Berries & Leaves | Ornamental Shrub | |
| Arrowgrasses | leaves | Marsh Plants | Day Lily | Entire Plant (Cats Only) | Garden & Wild Flower | |
| Atropa Belladonna | Entire plant (Esp. Roots & Seeds) | Garden Herb | Death Camas | Leaves, Stems, Seeds & Flowers | Field Herb | |
| Autumn Crocus | Entire Plant | Garden Flower | Delphinium (Larkspur) | Entire Plant (Esp. Sprouts) | Wildflower | |
| Azaleas | Entire Plant | Cultivated & Wild Shrub | Dumbcane | Entire Plant | House PLant | |
| Baneberry | Berries & Roots | Wildflower | Dutchmen’s Breeches | Roots & Foliage | Wild & Garden Flower | |
| Bird-of-Paradise | Pods | Garden Flower | Easter Lily | Entire Plant (Cats Only) | Flowering House Plant | |
| Black Locust | Entire Plant (Esp. Bark & Shoots) | Tree | Elderberry | Leaves, Bark, Roots & Buds | Tree | |
| Bloodroot | Entire Plant (Esp. Stem & Roots) | Wildfloer & Herb | Elephant’s Ear | Entire Plant | House Plant | |
| Box | Entire Plant (Esp. Leaves) | Ornamental Shrub | English Ivy | Entire Plant (Esp. Leaves & Berries) | Ornamental Vine | |
| Buckeye | Sprouts, nuts & Seeds | Tree | Eurpoean Bittersweet | Entire Plant (Esp. Berries) | Vine | |
| Buttercup | Entire Plant (Esp. Leaves) | Wildflower & Garden Herb | False Flax | Seed | Wild Herb | |
| Caladium | Entire Plant | House Plant | False Hellebore | Roots, Leaves & Seeds | Ornamental Flower | |
| Carolina Jasmine | Flowers & Leaves | Ornamental Plant | Fanweed | Seeds | Wildflower & Herb | |
| Castor Bean | Entire Plant (Esp. Beans) | House Plant | Field Peppergrass | Seeds | Wildflower & Herb | |
| Chinaberry Tree | Berries | Tree | Foxglove | Leaves | Wild & Garden Flower | |
| Chockberries | Leaves, Berries & Pits | Wild Shrub | Holly | Berries | Shrub | |
| Christmas Berry | Leaves | Shrub | Horsechestnut | Nuts & Sprouts | Tree | |
| Christmas Rose | Rootstock & Leaves | Garden Flower | Horse Nettle | Entire Plant (Esp. Berries) | Wildflower & Herb | |
| Common Privet | Leaves & Berries | Ornamental Shrub | Hyacinth | Bulbs | Wild & House Plant | |
| Corn Cockle | Seeds | Wildflower & Weed | Iris | Leaves & Roots | Wild & Garden Flower | |
| Cow Bane | Entire Plant (Esp. Roots) | Wildflower & Herb | Jack-in-the-Pulpit | Entire Plant (Esp. Roots & Leaves) | Wildflower | |
| Cow Cockle | Seeds | Wildflower & Weed | Jatropha | Seeds | Tree & Shrub | |
| Cowslip | Entire Plant (Esp. Leaves & Stem) | Wildflower & Herb | Jerusalem Cherry | Unripe Fruit & Foliage | Ornamental Plant |
| PLANT | TOXIC PARTS | PLANT TYPE | PLANT | TOXIC PARTS | PLANT TYPE | |
| Jimsonweed | Entire Plant (Esp. Seeds) | Field Plant | Poison Hemlock | Leaves, Stems & Fruit | Field Plant | |
| Laburum | Seeds, Pods & Flowers | Ornamental Plant | Potato | Shoots & Sprouts | Garden Plant | |
| Lantana | Foliage | House Plant | Rattle Box | Entire Plant | Wildflower | |
| Larkspur | Young Plants | Wildflower | Rhododendron | Leaves | Ornamental Shrub | |
| Laurels | Leaves | Shrub | Rhubarb | Leaves | Garden Plant | |
| Lily-of-the-Valley | Leaves & Flowers | Garden & Wild Flower | Rosary Pea | Seeds | House Plant | |
| Lupines | Seeds & Pods | Shrub | Sago Palm | Entire Plant (Esp. Seeds) | Ornamental Plant | |
| Manchineel Tree | Sap & Fruit | Tree | Skunk Cabbage | Entire Plant (Esp. Leaves & Roots) | Marsh Plant | |
| Matrimony Vine | Leaves & Shoots | Ornamental Vine | Smartweeds | Sap | Wildflower | |
| Mayapple | Unripe Fruit, Roots & Foliage | Wildflower | Snow-on-the-Mountain | Sap | Field Plant | |
| Milk Vetch | Entire Plant | Wildflower | Sorghum | Leaves | Grass | |
| Mistletoe | Berries | House Plant | Star of Bethlehem | Entire Plant | Wildflower | |
| Monkshood | Entire Plant (Esp. Roots & Seeds) | Wildflower | Velvet Grass | Leaves | Grass | |
| Moonseed | Fruit & Roots | Vine | Wild Black Cherry | Leaves & Pits | Tree | |
| Morning Glory | Seeds & Roots | Wildflower | Wild Radish | Seeds | Wildflower | |
| Mountain Mahogany | Leaves | Shrub | Wisteria | Pods & Seeds | Ornamental Plant | |
| Mustard | Seeds | Wildflowers | Woody Aster | Entire Plant | Wildflower | |
| Narcissus | Bulbs | Garden Flower | Yellow Jasmine | Entire Plant | Ornamental Vine | |
| Nicotiana | Leaves | Garden Flower | Yellow Oleander | Entire Plant (Esp. Leaves) | Garden Plant | |
| Nightshade | Leaves & berries | Wildflower & Vine | Yellow Pine Flax | Entire Plant (Esp. Seeds & Pods) | Wildflower | |
| Oak | Shoots & Leaves | Tree | Yew | Bark, Leaves & Seeds | Ornamental Tree | |
| Oleander | Leaves | Ornamental Shrub | If you suspect that your pet has been poisoned, contact the Pet Poison Hotline at 1-800-213-6680 or online at www.petpoisonhotline.com, or call your Veterinarian for advise. | |||
| Philodendrons | Entire Plant | House Plant | ||||
| Pokeweed | Roots, Seeds & Berries | Field Plant | ||||
| Poinsettia | Leaves, Stems & Flowers | House Plant | ||||