Popular money tree, monster and clivia - tell about plants that can cause allergies, to be poisonous or just harvest a person.
Gardeners who hold flowers at home, know how it is sometimes difficult to get away from the store without a new green friend. However, before bringing it home, it is worth stopping and thinking: there are flowers that are quite dangerous, contain poisonous juice in stems and leaves and can cause unpleasant consequences. We tell what flowers do not keep at home or do it with great care.
All about dangerous home plants
PrettyOleander
Fern
Azalea
Poinsettia
Monster
Diffenbahia
Spurge
Clivia
Pahipodium Lamera
1 Tollink
The crack, the Crasus or the famous money tree is an undemanding plant, which is often grown at home. Monetary it is not called not just like this: there are superstitions for which the tree absorbs poor energy, brings well-being in the house where it grows. Part of this is really true: the plant is capable of cleaning the air. It is also used for medical purposes.
The reason why it is impossible to keep the houses of money-Tolstanka, still there: the leaves of the plant contain poison - arsenic. The substance does not evaporate, so choose if the tree is just standing near, it is impossible. For this it is necessary that the leaves get inside. If there is a child or a pet in the house, keep Tolstanka in the apartment dangerous. In this case, it is worth getting rid of the tree or rearrange it in such a place where no one will get it. However, the latter still does not give a guarantee that the cat will not get to him.
2 oleander
Very beautiful plant that blooms bright pink inflorescences. It is unpretentious, so many do not mind it to start at home. However, his juice is quite dangerous: if he falls on the mucous eye, it will cause the burn of the cornea.
In addition, when the oleander blooms, the room spreads a strong fragrance. It can cause a rapid heartbeat, headache and suffocation. The flower for people suffering from allergies or asthma is especially dangerous.
3 fern
Fern does not poison, so you can keep it at home, but only in rooms that are not intended for rest. The fact is that it is very poorly affected by sleep. During the day, the fern absorbs a lot of oxygen, and at night it highlights carbon dioxide. All this can cause headaches and insomnia, why a person will feel bad. Also, the fern is contraindicated to keep homes who suffer allergies.
4 Azalya
Very beautiful flowers, which in Cache look like small bushes with bright terry flowers. Their simplicity bribes, so I want to bring a pot home from the store with Azalia or to give someone from acquaintances. However, you should not forget that she is poisonous. If the juice falls into the body, it can greatly harm: cause nausea, vomiting, general weakness and disrupt the work of the heart, which is the most dangerous.
Also in flowering azalea fills the room with a strong aroma. Keep it indoors where windows and bad ventilation are tightly closed, it is impossible.
5 Poinsettia
A bright Flora spokesman has a second name - the Bethlehem Star. It loves decorators and gardeners for its unusual shape and interesting colors. Unfortunately, this is a harmful home flower, as it contains poisonous milky juice in the stems. It is able to cause the burn of the esophagus when entering the body. It is also dangerous for people who have allergies to Latex.
6 Monster
One of the most popular plants for the house with large beautiful leaves, which are easy to learn from thousands of others. Monster does not pay in itself poisonous juice and does not cause burns, so quite safe. However, it is still worth being very neat: on the leaves that the gardeners attract so, are very small, almost inconspicable glazz of needles. If they fall on the mucous membrane, will cause burning sensation. Therefore, we advise working with a monster in gloves and do not let her young children.
7 Diffenbahia
This is a poisonous homemade plant named after German nerd I.F. Diffenbach. The flower is often able to meet in the photos of stylish interiors, as it is very attractive: it has a magnificent foliage, an interesting color color, and also achieves quite large sizes. Therefore, the diffenbachy can be kept both in small pots at home, and decorate her balconies, stair spans and glazed terraces.
Hazardous properties are lined in juice, which is easily released from the trunk and leaves with the slightest damage, when it hits the skin. Therefore, it is better to put the plant away from small children and animals.
8 Mokhai
Mocha - the type of green plants, which, under its name, combines many subspecies. They look different, but everyone has a common line: Milky juice inside the trunk and leaves has a number of both beneficial medicinal properties and quite dangerous. For example, it causes strong poisoning, corrosive the skin when hit, and may also cause the body intoxication.
9 Clivia
Landscape designers and gardeners love clivia for an unusual shape, dense dark green leaves and bright orange or yellow inflorescences. However, the juice and rhizomes of the flower contain alkaloid lycinin. It contributes to strong poisoning, causes vomiting, nausea, abundant salivament. A large dose is very dangerous and can lead to paralysis and collapse. Try to keep it away from children and pets, for example, equip the suspension porridge, to which they will not be able to reach out.
10 Pahipodium Lamer.
The last on our list is an unusual plant with lush leaves, which has African origin. In the people, he was given a nickname - Madagascar Palma. Indeed, the Lamera Pahipodium is very similar to it: the bottom is a fleshy barrel, decorated with plenty of spines, and from above - bright green foliage. In the interior, the flower really looks very unusual and attracts attention.
However, it is in danger in himself: the trunk contains highly poisonous juice, which can harm the human body. Especially carefully need to be people who have any allergies. The juice contains alkaloids and toxins. If you get into the eyes, they cause blindness and when hitting blood - stop the heart. Therefore, keep at home this species we do not recommend.
