What are the poisonous flowers? A rundown of common varieties in daily life

In daily life, many people like to keep flowers indoors, but some flowers are poisonous. Here are the common poisonous flowers in daily life.

Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) Among poisonous flowers, the most unexpected is the night-blooming jasmine. At night it stops photosynthesizing and releases a large amount of waste gas, which is harmful to human health. Keeping it in the living room or bedroom for a long time will cause dizziness, coughing, and even asthma.

Tulip Tulips are also poisonous flowers and require special attention. The flowers contain toxic alkaloids; a person who stays among the flower beds for two hours will become dizzy and experience symptoms of poisoning in the feet, and in severe cases may experience hair loss.

Oleander (Nerium oleander) It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn every year and has high ornamental value. Its stems, leaves, and flowers are all poisonous. The milky white sap it secretes contains a substance called oleandrin, and accidental ingestion will cause poisoning.

Narcissus (Narcissus) Its bulbs contain lycorine toxin, and accidental ingestion will cause vomiting and enteritis. The sap of the leaves and flowers can affect the skin, so be especially careful not to get this sap into your eyes.

Rhododendron The plants and flowers of the yellow rhododendron contain toxins, and accidental ingestion will cause poisoning; the flowers of the white rhododendron contain tetracyclic diterpenoid toxins, and poisoning causes vomiting, difficulty breathing, numbness in the limbs, and so on.

Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) The whole plant is poisonous, and its white milky sap irritates the skin and causes allergic reactions; accidental ingestion of the stems and leaves carries the risk of poisoning and death.

Calla lily (Zantedeschia) The flower is poisonous and contains large amounts of calcium oxalate crystals and alkaloids; accidental ingestion will cause poisoning symptoms such as coma.

Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) The whole plant is poisonous and contains toxic alkaloids, with the fruit being especially toxic. Accidental ingestion will cause systemic poisoning, and in severe cases may even endanger life.

White-flowered datura (Datura) Native to India, in recent years it has been cultivated in various parts of China. The plant is poisonous, and the fruit is highly toxic.

Lantana (Lantana camara) Both the flowers and leaves are poisonous; accidental ingestion will cause symptoms such as diarrhea and fever.

Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia) The leaves contain oxalic acid and asparagine toxin; accidental ingestion will cause swelling and pain in the mouth, pharynx, throat, esophagus, and gastrointestinal tract, and may even damage the vocal cords and make a person mute.

Nandina (Nandina domestica) Also known as heavenly bamboo, the whole plant is poisonous, mainly containing nandine, nandianin, and so on. Accidental ingestion will cause poisoning symptoms such as whole-body twitching, spasms, and coma.

Mimosa (Mimosa pudica) Mimosa is also a poisonous flower; it contains mimosine, and excessive contact will cause sparse eyebrows and yellowing hair, and in severe cases will also cause hair loss.

Larkspur (Delphinium) Also known as radish flower, the whole plant is poisonous. The seeds are even more toxic, mainly containing diterpenoid alkaloids; accidental ingestion will cause nervous system poisoning, and in severe cases spasms, respiratory failure, and death.

Wisteria The seeds and stem bark are both poisonous. The seeds contain cytisine; accidental ingestion will cause vomiting and diarrhea, and in severe cases will cause speech impairment, bleeding from the mouth and nose, cold hands and feet, and even shock and death.

Corn cockle (Agrostemma githago) It blooms in summer, and the whole plant is highly toxic. It is very adaptable, can self-seed and reproduce, and grows vigorously. People must never touch it with their hands.

Cacti The spines contain toxic sap; after a person is pricked, it easily causes allergic symptoms such as skin reactions, pain, and itching.

That is all for the varieties of poisonous flowers. I hope everyone will pay more attention to them in the future.