Be careful: 12 deadly garden plants

Your fragrant garden can become a paradise, pleasing to the eye. However, many popular plants become silent killers, especially when it comes to small children and pets. The flowers and shrubs listed below are valued for their beauty and grace, but they carry a mortal danger to those who, by carelessness, will send buds or leaves into their mouths. Tell your kids about each of these plants and protect the health of your curious researchers.

Rhododendron

These plants love moisture and shadow. Most gardeners value them for spectacular hats of red, white, pink or purple inflorescences, as well as thick shiny leaves. Who would have thought that a rhododendron is a silent killer? If a person negligently swallows any part of this plant, it will immediately become bad. My mouth drools and my eyes start to water. Subsequently, there may be abnormal vomiting, the pulse will slow down, and blood pressure will drop. In the worst cases, people fall into a coma or die after a cardiac arrest.

Lilies of the Valley

Gardeners like to plant these unpretentious plants in the shade, despite their small size. They grow well on the northern side of the alpine hills, they have exquisite white flowers and a steady delicate aroma. Deadly for humans and animals are all parts of the plant, especially the leaves. Keep this in mind when you are going to apply lilies of the valley in a flower arrangement. Toxic becomes even the water into which the stem is placed. The fact is that the plant contains a deadly substance, konvalatoxin. This natural poison increases the contractions of the heart muscle. Also, the substance causes severe headaches, hallucinations, hot flashes and irritability. On the skin appears cold sweat, and sometimes red spots. If at the time of not taking action, the victim may fall into a coma or die from cardiac arrest.

Hydrangea

Large white, pink or blue inflorescences of this shade-loving shrub decorate our gardens from the beginning of summer until the fall. The whole plant is poisonous, especially flower buds. To swallow a hydrangea, it's like taking a cyanide pill. Inside the flower is a real poison called cyanogenic glycoside, which causes shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting. A drop in blood pressure can cause seizures and even death.

Narcissus vulgaris

Many gardeners prefer to plant varietal bulbs of daffodils with huge fimbriated flowers of different shades. However, the ordinary narcissus is still popular due to the extraordinary unpretentiousness and speed of reproduction. Toxic is the whole plant, especially the bulbs that cause vomiting. Remember: indoors, the scent of narcissus in a bouquet can cause a headache. If you put the bulbs on storage, and someone mistakenly ate them, the victim will not envy. Among the early symptoms of nausea, convulsions and loss of consciousness. Then comes paralysis and death. If you like daffodils, make sure that the bulbs are planted in rubber gloves. Avoid contact with flowers if there are open wounds on the body.

Digitalis

This plant is loved for a high stem, dotted with flowers in the form of thimbles. Pink and white campanulate flowers from a distance resemble the spiers of a tower. The whole plant is deadly dangerous, especially the uppermost leaves. They are rich in digitoxin, a chemical substance used in medicine. However, in large doses, the remedy turns into poison. After 20 minutes after sending digitalis to the stomach, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are observed. The more eaten, the faster the bradycardia (lowering of the heart rate). If you have small children, refrain from planting digitalis. Toddlers have enough to suck leaves or flowers, and irreversible consequences can occur.

The Lifeblood

A plant from the family of buttercups - a jowl - is a bright spot in your garden. The whole plant is poisonous, but the highest concentration of toxic alkaloids contains young leaves and ripened seeds. Someone can guess and eat these tempting blue flowers. Immediately after this, the poor fellow will feel nausea and vomiting, burning in the mouth, and the heart rate will slow down. I need to fight for help, because after 6 hours the doctors will be powerless.

Oleander

Fragrant white flowers and thick decorative leaves make oleander a popular decorative shrub. The whole plant is deadly dangerous, including nectar and leaf juice. Think twice before growing oleander, if you have small children. In one fleshy leaf, there are enough toxins to kill the baby. After poisoning, the first thing to suffer is the digestive system, vomiting and diarrhea. If the process progresses, there are problems with the vessels that are incompatible with life. While the heart is still beating, the oleander causes a smashing blow to the central nervous system, causing convulsions, tremors and to whom.

Poinsettia (spurge)

This plant is especially loved in a warm subtropical climate. Those who live in cooler latitudes, grow spurge on their own windowsill. The white juice of a plant is lethal. Despite the toxic reputation, poinsettia will never be at the top of the list of poisonous plants. There are too few documented deaths from drinking milkweed. However, keep this plant away from small children, as well as from cats and dogs. There have been cases when in animals after eating milk, vomiting and diarrhea were observed. It is not recommended to keep the elderly and sick people.

Belladonna (violet nightshade)

This plant is not grown as often as all the rest of our list. It is appreciated for winding greenish-violet flowers and bright sparkling berries. Toxic are all parts of the plant, especially berries, roots and leaves. Be careful: if someone puts a handful of berries in his mouth, soon he can not utter a sound. First, a person loses his voice, then there are problems with breathing, after which intense digestive disorders and convulsions are observed. The stage of seizures often becomes fatal.

Calcium broad-leaved

A beautiful bush with large inflorescences of reddish-pink or white color is a close relative of azalea and rhododendron. Deadly dangerous are leaves, twigs, flowers and pollen. Kalmiyu broad-leaf is also called a mountain laurel. The plant contains andromedotoxin, instantly affecting the gastrointestinal tract. The victim is noticed increased salivation, tearfulness, shortness of breath and slowing of the pulse. With severe poisoning, there may be kidney failure, convulsions, paralysis, coma, and in some cases death.

Mistletoe

This plant predominates in the wild, but some flower lovers grow mistletoe in the front gardens on poplar or ash boughs as ornamental decorations. Toxic are all parts of the plant, especially berries. If someone thinks of brewing tea from leaves and berries of mistletoe, the poor fellow expects abdominal pain and diarrhea. If a part of the plant is swallowed, then inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is often detected. Later toxins affect the cardiovascular system. Do not drop the mistletoe if you have cats and dogs.

Spotted parsley (hemlock)

Small white inflorescences of perennial patchy parsley form umbrella-like brushes. At first glance, this unpretentious plant does not look awesome. It can grow around the perimeter of the site, especially if the garden is located next to a meadow, pasture or stream. Toxic are all parts, especially the roots of a young plant. This field flower was named the most poisonous of all growing in North America. Its rank is spotty parsley. Within 15 minutes after its use, death occurs. The poison of cicutoxin instantly affects the central nervous system of a person, causing severe convulsions and convulsions. Death occurs as a result of asphyxia or cardiovascular failure.