Listed below, in no particular order, are some common garden and household plants that can be poisonous to dogs.

This is not a complete list of all poisonous plants, some are extremely poisonous whilst others are considered harmful if eaten in quantity or may cause stomach upsets. Always contact your vet immediately if you suspect that your hovawart has eaten anything harmful or poisonous. See also poisonous or toxic foods.

  1. Aloe Vera
  2. Almond
  3. Amaryllis
  4. Autumn Crocus
  5. Arctium lappa - (Burdock)
  6. Apple - seeds, leaves and stem
  7. Apricot - (Prunus armeniaca) seeds
  8. Asparagus Fern
  9. Avocado – seeds
  10. Azalea
  11. Boxwood - (Buxus genus)
  12. Bleeding Heart - (Dicentra spectabilis)
  13. Bluebell
  14. Buttercup
  15. Calla Lilly
  16. Caladium - (Elephant ear, related to Alocasia and Colocasia)
  17. Castor oil plant, palma christi - (Ricinus communis)
  18. Colocasia - (over 25 species) Common names Elephant-ear, Cocoyam
  19. Christmas Rose
  20. Claviceps purpurea
  21. Clematis
  22. Cherries -leaves and stem contain a compound that releases cyanide when eaten
  23. Chrysanthemum
  24. Cyclamen
  25. Daphne
  26. Datura (angels trumpets)
  27. Daffodil -bulb
  28. Dieffenbachia
  29. Dwarf Morning Glory
  30. Easter Lily
  31. Elderberry
  32. Eggplant - (Solanum melongena) Aubergine, all parts except fruit
  33. Ergot
  34. Foxglove
  35. Ficus
  36. Ficus lyrata
  37. German Primula
  38. Holly (berries)
  39. Honeysuckle
  40. Horse Chestnut - (Aesculus hippocastanum) and Aesculus californica)
  41. Hurricane Plant - (Monstera Deliciosa) Swiss cheese plant
  42. Hyacinth (bulb)
  43. Iris (root)
  44. Ivy
  45. Jessamine - (Gelsemium sempervirens) Evening trumpetflower, Woodbine
  46. Jasmine - (Jasminum officinale L.)
  47. Larkspur including delphinine.
  48. Leyland Cypress - (Cupressocyparis leylandii) contains Carvacrol, terpenes & sesquiterpenes
  49. Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
  50. Loquats - (Eriobotrya japonica) the seeds and young leaves contain cyanide
  51. Morning Glory
  52. Mistletoe
  53. Matrimony Vine - (Lycium barbarum L.) Wolfberry or Goji berry
  54. Narcissus
  55. Oak - acorns, buds, leaves, can also contaminate drinking water
  56. Oleander - Extremely poisonous
  57. Onion - causes anaemia - sometimes urine becomes red – enlarged kidneys.
  58. Peach - Both the stone and leaf contain cyanide
  59. Primrose
  60. Peony
  61. Philodendron
  62. Periwinkle
  63. Poinsettia
  64. Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) – contains Pyrrrolizidine alkaloids
  65. Sambucus (nigra) canadensis L - Elderberry
  66. Solanum pseudocapsicum - The Jerusalem Cherry or Madeira Winter Cherry
  67. Stinging Nettle - (Urtica dioica)
  68. Tiger Lily
  69. Tulip -bulb
  70. Virginia Creeper
  71. Water Hemlock - (Cicuta maculata)
  72. White Bryony (Bryonia dioica)
  73. Wisteria
  74. Yew