🪴 Plants, by risk
A bird out of its cage will chew whatever is in the room. This is which of those plants is a problem and which is not.
This is not veterinary advice. If your bird has eaten something on this page, or is unwell, call an avian vet — do not wait for an answer here. Why this matters more than it sounds.
Look up any of the 114, A to Z
The list above is grouped by risk. This one is alphabetical, for when you know the name and want the verdict.
- Abelia 🟢 Generally safe
- African violet 🟢 Generally safe
- Aloe vera 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Amaryllis 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Areca palm 🟢 Generally safe
- Aster 🟢 Generally safe
- Azalea 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Baby’s breath 🟢 Generally safe
- Bamboo 🟢 Generally safe
- Bamboo palm 🟢 Generally safe
- Banana plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Beech 🟢 Generally safe
- Begonia 🟢 Generally safe
- Birch 🟢 Generally safe
- Bird’s nest fern 🟢 Generally safe
- Black locust 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Bottlebrush 🟢 Generally safe
- Bougainvillea 🟢 Generally safe
- Boxwood 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Bromeliad 🟢 Generally safe
- Caladium 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Calathea 🟢 Generally safe
- Calendula 🟢 Generally safe
- Calla lily 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Camellia 🟢 Generally safe
- Canna lily 🟢 Generally safe
- Cast iron plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Castor bean 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Cattleya orchid 🟢 Generally safe
- Celosia 🟢 Generally safe
- Christmas cactus 🟢 Generally safe
- Coleus 🟢 Generally safe
- Corn plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Cornflower 🟢 Generally safe
- Croton 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Crown of thorns 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Cyclamen 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Daffodil 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Datura 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Dieffenbachia 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Dill 🟢 Generally safe
- Dogwood 🟢 Generally safe
- Dracaena 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Echeveria 🟢 Generally safe
- Elderberry plant 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Elephant ear 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- English ivy 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Eucalyptus 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Fan palm 🟢 Generally safe
- Fir 🟢 Generally safe
- Flowering tobacco 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Foxglove 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Garden violet 🟢 Generally safe
- Grape ivy 🟢 Generally safe
- Hawthorn 🟢 Generally safe
- Hemlock 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Hickory 🟢 Generally safe
- Holly 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Hollyhock 🟢 Generally safe
- Honey locust 🟢 Generally safe
- Horse chestnut 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Hoya 🟢 Generally safe
- Hyacinth 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Hydrangea 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Ice plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Iris 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Jade plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Lily of the valley 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Lupine 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Madagascar jasmine 🟢 Generally safe
- Maidenhair fern 🟢 Generally safe
- Manzanita 🟢 Generally safe
- Mint 🟢 Generally safe
- Monstera 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Mulberry 🟢 Generally safe
- Nasturtium 🟢 Generally safe
- Oleander 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Ornamental allium 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Pampas grass 🟢 Generally safe
- Parlor palm 🟢 Generally safe
- Peace lily 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Peperomia 🟢 Generally safe
- Petunia 🟢 Generally safe
- Philodendron 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Pilea 🟢 Generally safe
- Poinsettia 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Ponytail palm 🟢 Generally safe
- Poplar 🟢 Generally safe
- Potato plant — leaves and sprouts 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Pothos 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Prayer plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Privet 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Rhubarb leaves 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Rose 🟢 Generally safe
- Sago palm 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Sand verbena 🟢 Generally safe
- Schefflera 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Sedum 🟢 Generally safe
- Shell orchid 🟢 Generally safe
- Snapdragon 🟢 Generally safe
- Spider plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Spineless yucca 🟢 Generally safe
- Spruce 🟢 Generally safe
- Sword fern 🟢 Generally safe
- Sycamore 🟢 Generally safe
- Thistle 🟢 Generally safe
- Tomato plant — leaves and stems 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- True lily 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Weeping fig 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Willow 🟢 Generally safe
- Wisteria 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Yew 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Zebra plant 🟢 Generally safe
- Zinnia 🟢 Generally safe
🔴 Dangerous / avoid 46 entries
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Aloe vera · Aloe vera
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Amaryllis · Hippeastrum spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Azalea · also called rhododendron · Rhododendron spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Black locust · Robinia pseudoacacia
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Boxwood · Buxus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Caladium · also called elephant ear · Caladium spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Calla lily · Zantedeschia spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Castor bean · Ricinus communis
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Croton · Codiaeum variegatum
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Crown of thorns · Euphorbia milii
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Cyclamen · Cyclamen spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Daffodil · also called narcissus · Narcissus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Datura · also called angel’s trumpet · Datura / Brugmansia spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Dieffenbachia · also called dumb cane · Dieffenbachia spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Dracaena · Dracaena spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Elderberry plant · Sambucus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Elephant ear · also called taro · Colocasia spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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English ivy · Hedera helix
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Eucalyptus · Eucalyptus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Flowering tobacco · Nicotiana spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Foxglove · Digitalis purpurea
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Hemlock · Conium / Tsuga spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Holly · Ilex spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Horse chestnut · also called buckeye · Aesculus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Hyacinth · Hyacinthus orientalis
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Hydrangea · Hydrangea spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Iris · Iris spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Lily of the valley · Convallaria majalis
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Lupine · Lupinus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Monstera · also called Swiss cheese plant · Monstera deliciosa
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Oleander · Nerium oleander
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Ornamental allium · Allium spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Peace lily · Spathiphyllum spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Philodendron · Philodendron spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Poinsettia · Euphorbia pulcherrima
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Potato plant — leaves and sprouts · Solanum tuberosum
Avoid the plant, sprouts, green areas, and raw tuber.
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Pothos · also called devil’s ivy · Epipremnum aureum
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Privet · Ligustrum spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Rhubarb leaves · Rheum rhabarbarum
Leaves contain oxalates; do not offer them.
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Sago palm · also called cycad · Cycas revoluta
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Schefflera · also called umbrella tree · Schefflera spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Tomato plant — leaves and stems · Solanum lycopersicum
Ripe fruit may be offered in moderation; avoid the plant’s leaves and stems.
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True lily · Lilium spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Weeping fig · also called ficus · Ficus benjamina
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Wisteria · Wisteria spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
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Yew · Taxus spp.
Appears on a veterinary toxic/avoid plant list; do not let the bird chew it and contact a veterinarian after exposure.
🟢 Generally safe 68 entries
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Abelia · Abelia spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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African violet · Streptocarpus ionanthus
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Areca palm · Dypsis lutescens
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Aster · Aster spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Baby’s breath · Gypsophila paniculata
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Bamboo · Bambusa spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Bamboo palm · Chamaedorea seifrizii
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Banana plant · Musa spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Beech · Fagus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Begonia · Begonia spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Birch · Betula spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Bird’s nest fern · Asplenium nidus
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Bottlebrush · Callistemon spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Bougainvillea · Bougainvillea spp.
Listed as safe, but thorns can injure; keep it outside the flight area.
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Bromeliad · Bromeliaceae
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Calathea · Calathea spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Calendula · also called pot marigold · Calendula officinalis
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Camellia · Camellia japonica
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Canna lily · Canna spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Cast iron plant · Aspidistra elatior
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Cattleya orchid · Cattleya spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Celosia · also called cockscomb · Celosia spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Christmas cactus · Schlumbergera spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Coleus · Coleus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Corn plant · also called maize · Zea mays
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Cornflower · Centaurea cyanus
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Dill · Anethum graveolens
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Dogwood · Cornus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Echeveria · Echeveria spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Fan palm · Livistona chinensis
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Fir · Abies spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Garden violet · Viola spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Grape ivy · Cissus rhombifolia
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Hawthorn · Crataegus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Hickory · Carya spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Hollyhock · Alcea rosea
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Honey locust · Gleditsia triacanthos
Do not confuse with black locust (Robinia), which is on the avoid list.
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Hoya · also called wax plant · Hoya spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Ice plant · Delosperma spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Jade plant · Crassula ovata
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Madagascar jasmine · Stephanotis floribunda
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Maidenhair fern · Adiantum spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Manzanita · Arctostaphylos spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Mint · also called lemon balm · Mentha spp. / Melissa officinalis
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Mulberry · Morus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Nasturtium · Tropaeolum majus
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Pampas grass · Cortaderia selloana
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Parlor palm · Chamaedorea elegans
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Peperomia · Peperomia spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Petunia · Petunia spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Pilea · Pilea spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Ponytail palm · Beaucarnea recurvata
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Poplar · also called aspen · Populus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Prayer plant · Maranta leuconeura
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Rose · Rosa spp.
Untreated petals are listed as safe; remove thorns and avoid chemically treated flowers.
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Sand verbena · Abronia fragrans
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Sedum · also called stonecrop · Sedum spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Shell orchid · Anacheilium cochleatum
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Snapdragon · Antirrhinum majus
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Spider plant · Chlorophytum comosum
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Spineless yucca · Yucca elephantipes
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Spruce · Picea spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Sword fern · Nephrolepis exaltata
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Sycamore · Platanus spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Thistle · Cirsium spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Willow · Salix spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Zebra plant · Aphelandra squarrosa
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
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Zinnia · Zinnia spp.
Listed by VCA as a starting point for a bird-safe home; keep it pesticide-free and do not encourage excessive eating.
Sources
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