Safe Plant List

Below is a partial list of plants that are considered safe for birds. However, know that any plant can cause your bird harm if large enough quantities are consumed.
 

Common Name Scientific Name

A
 

Abelia
Acacia (some species)
African Daisy
African Violet
Aluminum Plant
Aloe
Aralia
Arbutus
Areca, Butterfly Cane
Ash
Asparagus Fern
Aspen
Aspidistra
Australian Umbrella Tree

Abelia
spp.
Acacia spp.
Arctotois stoechadifolia
Saintpaulma
spp.
Pilea cadierei
Aloe
spp. (flesh only)
Aralia spp.
Arbutus spp.
Areca lutescens
Fraxinus
spp.
Asparagus densiflorus
Populus
spp.
Aspidistra spp.
Schefflera Actinophylla
B

Baby's Tears
Baby's Breath
Bachelor Buttons
Bamboo
Barberry
Beech
Begonia
Birch
Bird's Nest Fern
Blood Leaf Plant
Boston Fern
Bougainvillea
Brake, Ribbon, Dish
Bromeliads

Helxine Soleirolii
Gypsophila paniculata
Centaurea cyanus
Arundinaria
spp.
Berberis spp.
Fagus , Nothofagus
Begonia
spp.
Betula spp.
Asplenium nidus
Iresine herbstii
and related species
Nephrolepsis bostoniensis
Bougainvillea
spp.
Pteris cretica
Anans comosus
C  
California Holly
Calamint
Calendula (aka Pot Marigold)
Camellia
Chamomile
Chickweed
Chicory
Christmas Cactus
Cissus Kangaroo Vines
Claw Cactus
Coffee Tree
Coleus
Comfrey
Corn Plant
Cottonwood
Crabapple
Creeping Charlie
Creeping Jenny
Croton (house variety)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Calamintha
spp.
Calendula officinalis
Camellia
spp.
Chamaemelum nobile
Cerastium vulgatum, Stellaria media
Cichorium intybus
Zygocactus or Schlumbergera
spp.
Cissus spp.
Schlumbergera truncata
Coffea arabica
(coffee is toxic)
Coleus blumei
Symphytum officinalis
Dracaena fragrans
Populus
spp.
Malus spp. (fruit only)
Pilea nammarifolia
Lysimachia
spp.
Codiaeum variegatum
D  
Dahlia
Dandelion
Date
Daylily
Dill
Dogwood
Donkey Tail
Dracaena
Dragon Tree
Dahlia spp.
Taraxacum officinalis
Phoenix dactylifera
Hemero callis
spp.
Anethum graveolen
Cornus
spp.
Sedum morganianum
Dracaena
spp.
Dracaena draco
E  
Easter Cactus
Echeveria
Elderberry
Elephant Foot Tree
Elm
Eucalyptus
Eugenia
European Fan
Rhipsalidopsis spp.
Echeveria spp.
Sambucus spp. (cooked ripe fruit only)
Beaucarnea recurvata
Ulmus
spp.
Eucalyptus spp.
Eugenia sppl
Chamaerops humilis
F  
Ferns
     Asparagus
     Bird's Nest
     Boston Fern
     Brake, Ribbon, Dish
     Button
     Mother
     Maidenhair
     Sword
     Squirrel's Foot
     Deer's Foot, Fiji
     Polypody, Ball
     Staghorn, Elk's

Figs
     Creeping
     Edible
     Fiddleleaf
     Laurel Leaf
     Rubber Plant
     Weeping
Fir  

Asparagus Densiflorus
Asplenium nidus
Nephrolepsis bostoniensis
Pteris cretica
Pellaea rotundifolia
Asplenium bulbferum
Adiantum
spp.
Nephrolepsis exaltata
Davallia
spp.

Polvpodium aureum
Platycerium diversifolium

Ficus pumila
Ficus Carica
Ficus Lyrata

Ficus Elastica
Ficus Benjamina
Abies
spp.
G  
Gardenia
Garlic
Gloxinia
Grape Ivy
Grape Vine
Gardenia jasminoides
Allium sativum
Sinningia speciosa
Cissus rhombifolia
Vitis
spp.
H  
Hens and Chicks
Hisbiscus
Honeysuckle
Hoya
Echeveria and Sempervivum species
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and related species
Lonicera spp.
Hoya spp.
I  
Impatiens
Indian Hawthorne
Impatiens spp.
Rhaphiolepsis spp.
J  
Jade Plant Crassula ovata


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