Even the best ground cover plants can sometimes be poisonous. Who is perfect anyway? If you often have small children playing in your garden or pets wandering through the beds, you will probably want to avoid such specimens. Want a list of toxic groundcover plants?
It is also important to choose non-toxic plants when planting in kindergartens or similar institutions, because especially where there are many children at once, it can be difficult to keep an eye on everyone. Better safe than sorry!
Cypress spurge with poisonous sap
In itself, the cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) a really great, ground-covering plant that not only has interesting leaves, but also adorns with its yellow flowers. Although this poisonous ground cover is avoided by grazing animals, it is not quite as dangerous for us humans. Only the white plant sap that comes out when the plant is injured should not come into contact with the skin because it may cause skin irritation.
Lilies of the valley are popular shade plants
The lilies of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). In addition, they tolerate shade and are therefore ideal for planting under trees and bushes. However, you should remember that flowers, leaves and seeds are all poisonous.
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The small evergreen is popular in the garden
Vinca Minor can be found in many gardens. No wonder, because it is wintergreen, quickly covers the ground and is full of flowers in spring. It is even used as a medicine, but you should not try this yourself because the plant contains many toxins that can be dangerous for animals and people. But you don't have to do without the plant, because cats and the like usually avoid it outdoors because there is delicious grass available to them there.
The same applies to the large evergreen.
Poisonous ground cover: Plant the fat man or not
In principle, all parts of this ground cover plant are poisonous, especially for animals and children. So if you are worried that you may not be able to protect them, you should use the fat man (Pachysandra terminalis) better to avoid. Nevertheless, it is quite practical as itthrives wonderfully in the shadeand, as you know, shade plants are less common.
Plant hazelroot or should it not?
This is also a poisonous plant, but is otherwise quite pretty to look at. The dark green, shiny leaves are particularly beautiful, while theyellow flowersless noticeable. hazelroot (Asarabacca) is very easy to care for and spreads quite quickly.
The climbing or creeping ivy
Mostly ivy (Ivy helix) is used as a climbing plant, but it can also creep and then function as a ground cover plant. And then you promptly get a poisonous ground cover. This applies to both the leaves and the berries that the climbing plant produces after flowering. Keep children andSo animals stay away from her.
The yellow blooming gorse
The gorse (Genista) forms a wonderful, dense carpet of flowers, which is why it is often chosen for a wide variety of areas in the garden. However, you should also remember that this specimen is a poisonous plant. Due to its hanging nature, it is not only used on garden terraces andHanging used, but sometimes even adorns the banks of ponds. A big mistake if it is a fish pond, as all parts of the plant are poisonous and can quickly get into the water.
