are these plants poisonous to my cats - Knowledgebase Question

Perennials
Akron, NY (Zone 5A)
Question by brettarno
April 15, 2007
We have two indoor cats that love to eat any plants or flowers we bring in the house. So I was wondering if Phalaenopsis orchid, lucky bamboo and an assorted foilage could hurt them? I do have the plants up on shelf but sometines they can get up there if they really try. Thank You for your time -Elizabeth


Image
Answer from NGA
April 15, 2007

0

 I too have a plant eating cat so I understand your concern. Many common houseplants are in fact toxic to plants, and the plants really suffer after repeated "play sessions" too with damaged foliage and broken stems. For this reason, I would strongly suggest you keep the plants in a room that is off limits to the cats. Or, I have grown my plants in a terrarium type enclosure and at one time improvised a caged plant area to keep them safely separated. Please keep your cats safe!

You must be signed in before you can post questions or answers. Click here to join!

« Return to the Garden Knowledgebase Homepage

Member Login:

[ Join now ]

Garden.org Homepage
Help using the site
About
Contact
Terms of Service
Privacy
Memberlist
Acorns
Links
Ask a Question
Getting Started Gardening
Newsletter
NGA Merch

© 1972 - 2021 National Gardening Association

Times are presented in US Central Standard Time

Pinterest
Facebook
Youtube
Twitter
Instagram

Today's site banner is by arctangent and is called "Mother Nature's Garden"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.