Flower was brought home by room mate. Has six petals and leaves have parallel lines. The leaves have signs that my cat may have been eating them and I know that several species of flower are toxic to cats. Need to know what this flower is to tell my veterinarian. Please help!
truckerwife2018 said:They look like lilies to me as well exact name I do not know but the cat will get ill. Daylily Details: Orange Vols
Not sure I understand - the plant in the picture is an Alstroemeria which is not a lily or are you adding that daylilies (also not true lilies) are toxic to cats? There's a lot of debate about the latter, many people feel it is a case of misidentifying daylilies as lilies because their own cats eat daylilies without getting ill.
Name: Suzanne/Sue Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a) Sunset Zone 15
@truckerwife2018, I guess you missed the above comments correctly IDing the pictured plant, which is not even remotely close to a lily (lilium) or a daylily (hemerocallis). Cats can only get ill from lilies, lilium, as sooby mentioned above. Orange Vols is a daylily, not a Lily.
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) I have no use for internet bullies!
Just a note here as a former floral designer and not as a cat expert -
We were warned that the Alstroemeria can cause skin irritation in some people. That being said, if a cat ingests some of the Alstroemeria the oxalates can cause irritation and distress for the cat; the cat may become ill and need to vomit to eliminate the plant material.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
Botany is apparently not their strong point.
