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.
- Aloe Vera
- Almond
- Amaryllis
- Autumn Crocus
- Arctium lappa - (Burdock)
- Apple - seeds, leaves and stem
- Apricot - (Prunus armeniaca) seeds
- Asparagus Fern
- Avocado – seeds
- Azalea
- Boxwood - (Buxus genus)
- Bleeding Heart - (Dicentra spectabilis)
- Bluebell
- Buttercup
- Calla Lilly
- Caladium - (Elephant ear, related to Alocasia and Colocasia)
- Castor oil plant, palma christi - (Ricinus communis)
- Colocasia - (over 25 species) Common names Elephant-ear, Cocoyam
- Christmas Rose
- Claviceps purpurea
- Clematis
- Cherries -leaves and stem contain a compound that releases cyanide when eaten
- Chrysanthemum
- Cyclamen
- Daphne
- Datura (angels trumpets)
- Daffodil -bulb
- Dieffenbachia
- Dwarf Morning Glory
- Easter Lily
- Elderberry
- Eggplant - (Solanum melongena) Aubergine, all parts except fruit
- Ergot
- Foxglove
- Ficus
- Ficus lyrata
- German Primula
- Holly (berries)
- Honeysuckle
- Horse Chestnut - (Aesculus hippocastanum) and Aesculus californica)
- Hurricane Plant - (Monstera Deliciosa) Swiss cheese plant
- Hyacinth (bulb)
- Iris (root)
- Ivy
- Jessamine - (Gelsemium sempervirens) Evening trumpetflower, Woodbine
- Jasmine - (Jasminum officinale L.)
- Larkspur including delphinine.
- Leyland Cypress - (Cupressocyparis leylandii) contains Carvacrol, terpenes & sesquiterpenes
- Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
- Loquats - (Eriobotrya japonica) the seeds and young leaves contain cyanide
- Morning Glory
- Mistletoe
- Matrimony Vine - (Lycium barbarum L.) Wolfberry or Goji berry
- Narcissus
- Oak - acorns, buds, leaves, can also contaminate drinking water
- Oleander - Extremely poisonous
- Onion - causes anaemia - sometimes urine becomes red – enlarged kidneys.
- Peach - Both the stone and leaf contain cyanide
- Primrose
- Peony
- Philodendron
- Periwinkle
- Poinsettia
- Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) – contains Pyrrrolizidine alkaloids
- Sambucus (nigra) canadensis L - Elderberry
- Solanum pseudocapsicum - The Jerusalem Cherry or Madeira Winter Cherry
- Stinging Nettle - (Urtica dioica)
- Tiger Lily
- Tulip -bulb
- Virginia Creeper
- Water Hemlock - (Cicuta maculata)
- White Bryony (Bryonia dioica)
- Wisteria
- Yew