ASH
CITRUS (ANY)
DOGWOOD
ELM
*EUCALYPTUS
GUAVA
MADRONA
MAGNOLIA
MANZANITA
NUT
PAW PAW
PINE
PRUNE
RIBBONWOOD (australian native)
SASSAFRAS
*TEA TREE, stripped of the leaves (australian native)
SHE-OAK (australian native)
THURLOW
VINE MAPLE
WILLOWS:
(GOAT, PUSSY & WEEPING)
ACACIA (australian native)
*ALOE
AFRICAN VIOLET
ASPARAGUS FERN
ASPEN
BABY'S TEARS
BAMBOO
BANKSIA (australian native)
BEECH
BEGONIA
BIRCH
BOSTON FERN
BOUGAINVILLEA
BUTTERFLY BUSH
CALLISTEMON (australian native)
CAMILLIA
CHICKWEED
CHRISTMAS CACTUS
CASUARINA (australian native)
CISSUS (KANGAROO VINE, NATIVE GRAPE, (australian native)
COLEUS (australian native)
CORN PLANT
CRABAPPLE
DANDELION
DOGWOOD
DONKEY TAIL
DRACAENA
EMERALD FERN
*EUCALYPTUS (australian native)
FERNS: (BIRD'S NEST, BOSTON, MAIDENHAIR)
FIGS: (CREEPING, RUBBER,FIDDLE LEAF, LAUREL)
GARDENIA (australiasian)
GRAPE IVY
GREVILLEAS (australian native)
HAKIA (australian native)
HEN AND CHICKENS
IMPATIENS
JADE PLANT
KALANCHOE
MAGNOLIA
MALALEUCA (australian native)
MALLEES (australian native)
MARIGOLDS
MONKEY PLANT
MOTHER-IN-LAWS TONGUE
NASTURTIUM
NATAL PLUM
(australian native)
NORFOLK ISLAND PINE
ORCHIDS
PALMS: (ARECA, DATE, FAN, LADY, PARLOUR, HOWEIA, KENTIA,
PHOWNIX, SAGO)
PEPPEROMIA
PETUNIA
PITTOSPORUM
PRAYER PLANT
PROTEA
PURPLE PASSION (Gynura)
ROSE
RUBBER PLANT
SCHEFFLERA
SENSITIVE PLANT
SNAKE PLANT
SPIDER PLANT
SWEDISH IVY
THISTLE
VELVET NETTLE
WANDERING JEW
WAX PLANT
WHITE CLOVER
YUCCA
ZEBRA PLANT
ZINNIA
ARUM LILY
AMARYLLIS
ARALIA
ARROWHEAD VINE
AUTUMN CROCUS
AUSTRALIAN FLAMETREE
AUSTRALIAN UMBRELLA TREE
AVOCADO
AZALEA
BANEBERRY
BEANS: (CASTOR, HORSE, FAVA, GLORY,SCARLET RUNNER,
MESCAL, NAVY, PREGATORY
BIRD OF PARADISE
BISHOP'S WEED
BLACK LAUREL
BLACK LOCUST
BLEEDING HEART OR
DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES
BLOODROOT
BLUEBONNET
BLUEGREEN ALGAE
BOXWOOD
BRACKEN FERN
BUCKTHORN
BULB FLOWERS:
(AMARYLLIS, DAFFODIL,
NARCISSUS, HYACINTH & IRIS)
BURDOCK
BUTTERCUP
CACAO
CAMEL BUSH
CASTOR BEAN
CALADIUM
CANA LILY
CARDINAL FLOWER
CHALICE (TRUMPET VINE)
CHERRY TREE
CHINA BERRY TREE
CHRISTMAS CANDLE
CLEMATIS (VIRGINIA BOWER)
CLIVIA
COCKLEBUR
COFFEE (SENNA)
COFFEE BEAN
(RATTLEBUSH, RATTLE
BOX & COFFEEWEED
CORAL PLANT
CORIANDER
CORNCOCKLE
COYOTILLO
COWSLIP
CUTLEAF PHILODENDRON DAFFODIL
DAPHNE
DATURA STRAMONIUM
(ANGEL'S TRUMPET)
DEATH CAMUS
DELPHINIUM
DEVIL'S IVY
DIEFFENBACHIA
(DUMB CANE)
ELDERBERRY
ELEPHANT EAR (TARO)
ENGLISH IVY
ERGOT
EUCALYPTUS (BOUGHT DRIED OR TREATED
FLORAL)
EUONYMUS (SPINDLE)
EUPHORBIA CACTUS
FALSE HELLEBORE
FLAME TREE
FELT PLANT
(MATERNITY, AIR &
PLANTS)
FIG (WEEPING)
FIRE THORN
FLAMINGO FLOWER
FOUR O'CLOCK
FOXGLOVE
GLOTTIDIUM
GOLDEN CHAIN
GRASS: (JOHNSON,
SORGHUM, SUDAN & CORN)
GROUND CHERRY
HEATHS: (KALMIA,
LEUCOTHO, PEIRES,
RHODODENDRON, MTN.
LAUREL, BLACK LAUREL,
& AZALEA)
HELIOTROPE
HEMLOCK: (POISON &
WATER)
HENBANE
HOLLY
HONEYSUCKLE
HORSE CHESTNUT
HORSE TAIL
HOYA
HYACINTH
HYDRANGEA
IRIS
IVY: (ENGLISH & OTHERS)
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
JASMINE (JESSAMINE)
JERUSALEM CHERRY
JIMSONWEED
JUNIPER
KY. COFFEE TREE
LANTANA (RED SAGE)
LARKSPUR
LILY OF THE VALLEY
LILY, ARUM
LOBELIA
LOCOWEED (MILK VETCH)
LOCUSTS, BLACK/
HONEY
LORDS & LADIES
(CUCKOOPINT)
LUPINE
MALANGA
MARIJUANA (HEMP)
MAYAPPLE
(MANDRAKE)
MEXICAN BREADFRUIT
MEXICAN POPPY
MILKWEED, COTTON BUSH
MISTLETOE
MOCK ORANGE
MONKSHOOD
MOONSEED
MORNING GLORY
MTN. LAUREL
MUSHROOMS,
AMANITA
MYRTLE
NARCISSUS
NETTLES
NIGHTSHADES:
(DEADLY, BLACK,
GARDEN, WOODY,
BITTERSWEET,
EGGPLANT,
JERUSALEM CHERRY)
*OAK
OLEANDER
OXALIS
PARSLEY
PEACE LILY
PERIWINKLE
PHILODENDRON:
(SPLIT LEAF, SWISS CHEESE, HEART-LEAF)
PIGWEED
POINCIANA
POINSETTIA
POISON IVY
POISON HEMLOCK
POISON OAK:
(WESTERN & EASTERN)
POKEWEED
POTATO SHOOTS
POTHOS
PRIVET
PYRACANTHA
RAIN TREE
RANUNCULUS,
BUTTERCUP
RAPE
RATTLEBOX,
CROTALARIA
RED MAPLE
RED SAGE (LANTANA)
RHUBARB LEAVES
RHODODENDROS
ROSARY PEA SEEDS
SAND BOX TREE
SKUNK CABBAGE
SORREL (DOCK)
SNOW DROP
SPURGES: (PENCILTREE, SNOW-ON-MTN,
CANDEABRA,
CROWN OF THORNS)
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
SWEET PEA
SWISS CHEESE PLANT
(MONSTERA)
TANSY RAGWORT
TOBACCO
UMBRELLA PLANT
VETCH: HAIRY/COMMON
VIRGINIA CREEPER
WATTLE
WEEPING FIG
WHITE CEDAR, CHINA
WISTERIA
YEWS
YELLOW JASMINE
*Eucalyptus surprisingly occasionally appears on an unsafe plant list & by all means unnecessarily so. It contains phenols but at extremely low levels. I find it an over exaggeration when wild parrots & cockatoos indulge on a daily basis on bark, flowers, nuts, leaves & branches of many eucalyptus plants. It is also very beneficial medicinally both as a topical & eaten by parrots. You can get more information on eucalyptus for parrots here
*Aloe is another often seen on the toxic plant list because it contains a tiny yellow sap in between the leaf & the gel. This sap is said to cause irritation but the irritations are so mild that it's rarely, if ever heard of happening. Many parrot owners including myself offer our birds the whole aloe leaf or plant & have never experienced any complications in doing this.
*Tea Tree is often in the toxic plant list because of particular ingredients found to be toxic in the plant. The branches, stripped of leaves are safe for parrots & widely used by wild parrots & cockatoos. Tea Tree branches are not to be confused with Tea Tree oil. Tea Tree oil is highly toxic to birds.
Plants marked * or * have extra information
written about them at the bottom of the page.
*Although Oaks are extremely harmful to parrots because of their high tannin levels, the Australian She-Oak - aka - Australian Pine (from the casuarina family) is considered safe. Not a great deal is known about the use of the She-Oak with parrots in captivity & the name 'oak' seems to place it on the unsafe plant list. The Australian She-Oak is not an actual oak. Wild cockatoos are also known to enjoy eating & shredding the leaves, nuts, flowers & branches of the She-Oak. The She-Oak is not an actual Oak
Safe & Toxic Plant List
Safe & Toxic Plant List