Beautiful plants and flowers contain deadly poison

Poisonous flowers are not rare in the world. This article will summarize for you poisonous flowers that have beautiful appearance but can be deadly.

Plants are a beautiful addition to your home, whether they are indoors or outdoors. While you may love decorating your space with plants, there are some plants that are just too dangerous to keep around. If you consider yourself a plant lover or are experienced in the world of flowers, trees, and grasses, you will surely be interested in this list of poisonous plants to stay away from.

While they may look attractive and smell wonderful, these plants are highly toxic. Some are even too toxic for your pets. So if you’re really looking to expand your gardening interests, check out this list of beautiful plants that are deadly poisonous, including some you might find on the street.

Table of Contents

• 1. Baby ship 
• 2. Oleander
• 3. Lily of the valley
• 4. Dalat lilies
• 5. Rhododendron
• 6. Snakehead flower
• 7. Nightshade
• 8. Yellow jasmine
• 9. Hemlock
• 10. Swan flower with pearl eyes
• 11. Castor oil plant
• 12. Ivy
• 13. Monkey Orchid (Dracunculus Vulgaris)
• 14. Titan Arum Flower
• 15. Purple baby flowers
• 16. Blood flower
• 17. Bloodroot Flower
• 18. Paradise Foxglove
• 19. Morning Glory and Sweet Peas
• 20. Peace Lily
• 21. Iris (all types)

1. Baby ship

First on the list of deadly flowers is the Chinese foxglove, also known as the Chinese wolfberry. This flower may be in the buttercup family, but there is nothing sweet or pleasant about it (except for its beauty). A few drops of the juice from the roots of this deadly flower can cause heart failure and paralysis of the heart muscle. It can also cause numbness and tingling.

2. Oleander

Oleander flowers have beautiful shapes and bright colors, so this plant is often grown as an ornamental plant in parks.

However, all parts of this plant including leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, and stems contain oleandrin and neriin, two extremely toxic substances to the cardiovascular system.

If adults eat 10 to 20 oleander leaves, their lives can be in danger. For children, just one oleander leaf can be fatal. Symptoms that appear 10 to 15 minutes after eating oleander leaves are severe nausea, vomiting, headache, fatigue, drowsiness, persistent diarrhea, and severe heart arrhythmia.

3. Lily of the valley

Lily of the valley has a wonderful scent, but if you accidentally eat this flower, you will face the worst. Lily of the valley is a deadly flower “level 1” on the toxicity scale. In addition, it also contains cardiac glycosides, a group of substances that inhibit the enzyme Na+ K+ ATPase. This increases the force of the heart's contractions, creating an effect similar to the effect of digitalis.

4. Dalat lilies

This flower is also known as the angel’s trumpet or the devil’s breath, originating from Colombia. This plant has flowers with bright colors of white, yellow or red… although very beautiful, they contain terrible toxins in all parts.

If the victim smells the flower, they will fall into a state of unconsciousness, talk nonsense, and lose control of their behavior. Extracts from this flower are used to make hallucinogenic drugs. This flower is grown a lot in Da Lat, so it is also called Da Lat lily.

5. Rhododendron

All parts of the rhododendron flower are poisonous to humans and animals. Although rhododendrons look beautiful, they are deadly flowers that contain the poison grayanotoxin. Consuming small amounts of this plant is unlikely to cause serious illness, but consuming large amounts can be life-threatening.

6. Snakehead flower

You may have heard of this snakehead flower. As the title suggests, this plant is as poisonous as a snake. Like the lily of the valley, the snakehead flower is a class 1 poison plant that you should be very careful with.

7. Nightshade

This perennial herb in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, is as dangerous as its reputation suggests. You may have read crime novels or seen CSI television shows involving belladonna poisoning. According to the USDA Forest Service, belladonna means “beautiful woman” in Italian, but it is still a very poisonous flower!

8. Yellow jasmine

Golden jasmine (Carolina jessamine) is a popular garden plant loved for its abundant yellow flowers in the summer. However, it is also one of the most dangerous flowers. It contains neurotoxic alkaloids that affect nerve endings and can cause paralysis, muscle weakness, and convulsions in all mammals (both animals and humans.). Additionally, the entire plant is poisonous, but be especially wary of the flowers and roots.

9. Hemlock

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is one of the most poisonous and dangerous plants in the world. However, you should know the difference between poison hemlock and wild carrot (Daucus carota). Poison hemlock grows throughout the United States. It is toxic to pets, livestock, and humans.

10. Swan flower with pearl eyes

Every part of the Ornithogalum plant (a member of the Lily family) is poisonous. Make sure you stay away from its bulbs and roots, as they are the most dangerous and poisonous. This deadly flower – which blooms in late spring or early summer – contains cardiac glycosides that have life-threatening side effects.

11. Castor oil plant

Nausea, bloody diarrhea, low blood pressure, and severe abdominal pain are some of the symptoms of ricin poisoning, which in high enough doses can be fatal. Additionally, according to the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records, the castor bean plant is the most poisonous plant in the world.

12. Ivy

This beautiful houseplant cleans the air and makes a great decoration, but remember it is toxic to pets and children.

13. Monkey Orchid (Dracunculus Vulgaris)

When it blooms, its flowers smell like rotten meat. The flower is shaped like a monkey's face, hence its name.

14. Titan Arum Flower

Also known as corpse flower because of its rotting flesh smell.

15. Purple baby flowers

This flower looks beautiful but can cause skin irritation, vomiting, nausea.

16. Blood flower

A beautiful plant with heart shaped flowers that appear to be dripping blood. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

17. Bloodroot Flower

Beautiful, but will lead to organ failure if ingested.

18. Paradise Foxglove

Contains digitalis, fatal.

19. Morning Glory and Sweet Peas

Just smelling it can lead to diarrhea, vomiting or hallucinations.

20. Peace Lily

One of the most popular air-purifying houseplants – just make sure it's out of reach of children and pets.

21. Iris (all types)

One of the poisonous flowers that looks beautiful but can cause vomiting, fever or diarrhea in humans and pets. In addition, in classic novels, ladies also use this deadly flower to commit suicide.