any plants to avoid ??

[mogsie]

hi, i know ive been asking alot of questions recently but ime new to all this and all your information is invaluable to me, anyways this isnt exactly refering to aquatic plants but ive recently been purchasing plants to plant around the outside edge of the pond, and suddenly wondered if there are any plants that are poisonous to fish that i shouldnt be planting close to the pond, i know about the problems with leaves etc and tree roots etc, just not sure about shrubs that fruit berries or plants that are poisonous etc, so far ive mainly purchased hostas, pampas grass, ferns and a japanese acer, are these safe?
thankyou

 

[DrDave]

I would beware of berries that may end up in the pond.

 

[RSFish1]

I have used ornamental grasses, hostas and a wide variety of "creeping" ground plants. I agree about the berries. Anything that would produce something you do not want the fish to eat like that.

 

[mogsie]

ok so ive just been doing some research on this and found this website with a big list of plants ! so looks like ime restricted to grasses, hostas and ferns,
here is a link if anybody else would like to take a look !
http://www.cnykoi.com/articles/plantpoisonous.asp

 

[pondbuilder13]

ACONITUM (Aconite, Monkshood) roots, flowers, & leaves
Allamanda – all parts
Allspice- leaves,seeds
Alocasia leaves and stems
Aloe leaves
Amaryllis bulbs
Anemone – all parts
Angel Trumpet Tree (Datura Arborea) flowers & leaves
Anthurium all parts
Apple seeds contain hydrocyanic acid
Aprcot leaves
Atropa Belladonna all parts, especially black berries
Autumn Crocus (C. Sativus, Saffron Crocus) bulbs
Azaleas (Rhododendorn) Leaves

Balsam Pear Seeds, Outer Rind of Fruit
Baneberry berries, roots
Beach Pea (Lathyrus Maritimus) stems
Betel Nut Palm all parts
Bird of Paradise Seeds
Bittersweet (Celastrus) berries
Black Locust Bark, sprouts, foliage
Black walnut hulls
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra, Dutchman's Breeches) foliage & roots
Bluebonnets (Lupinus) all parts
Blue-Green Algae Some forms toxic
Bottlebrush (Callistemon, possibly Melaleuca) flowers
Boxwood Leaves, stems
Buckeye (Aesculus, Horse Chestnut) sprouts and nuts
Buckthorn Fruit, bark
Buttercup sap, leaves, bulbs

Cactus
Caladium – whole plant
California tern roots seeds
Calla Lily Leaves
Carolina jasmine – all parts
Castor Bean (Castor Oil) Beans, Leaves
Challice Vine All parts
Chenille plant
Cherry bark, twigs, leaves, pits
Cherry seeds contain hydrocyanic acid
Cherry Laurel (Prunus Varieties) all parts, seeds contain hydrocyanic acid
Cherry Tree Bark, twigs,l eaves, pits
Chinaberry (Melia Azedarach) berries are poisonous
Choke cherry – all parts, especially the cherries
Christmas Berry (Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Toyon) berries are poisonous
Christmas Candle Sap
Colocasia all parts
Columbine (Aquilegia) all parts
Common Privet (Ligustrum) black or blue wax coated berries and leaves
Coral Berry (Symphoricarpos) seeds
Coral Plant Seeds
Crpcus all bulbs
Croton seeds

Daffodil Bulbs
Daphne Berries
Datura (Brugmansia) flowers, berries, & seeds
Day lily very poisonous to cats
Deadly Amanita All parts
Deadly Nightshade (Solanum Nigrum) all parts, unripe fruit & foliage
Death Camas All parts
Delphinium All parts
Destroying Angel (Amanita Phalloides, Death Cup) all parts
Dieffenbachia Leaves
Digitalis – all parts
Dogwood (Cornus) fruit slightly poisonous
Dumbcane (dieffenbachia) – all parts

Easter lily very poisonous to cats
Egg Plant All parts but fruit
Elderberry (Sambucus) red fruit poisonous, black & blue fruit o.k.
Elephant Ear (Colocasia, Taro, Caladium) stem & leaves
English Ivy Berries, leaves
Euphorbia (Splurge, Gopher Plant, Mole Plant) roots, sap

False Henbano All parts
Fly Agaric (Fly Amanita Mushroom) whole plant
Four O'Clock whole plant
Foxglove Leaves, seeds

Gelsemium (Carolina Jessamine) whole plant
Gloriosa lily – all parts
Golden Chain All parts, especially seeds

Hellebore (Ranunculaccea) all parts
Hemlock (Tsuga) all parts, especially roots
Hemlock, water All parts, especially roots and seeds
Hemlosk, poison All parts, especially roots and seeds
Henbane Seeds
Holly Berries
Honeysuckle Leave, flowers
Horse Chestnut Nuts, twigs
Hyacinth Bulbs
Hydrangea Flower bud

Impatiens (Balsam, Touch-Me-Not, Snapweed) whole plant
Indian Turnip(Jack-in-the-Pulpit) All parts
Iris (Blue Flag) Bulbs
Ivy (Hedera) all parts

Jack-in-the-pulpit – all parts
Japanese laurel – all parts
Jasmine berries
Java Bean (Lima) Uncooked bean
Jerusalam Cherry (Solanum Pseudocapsicum) fruit & leaves
Jimsonweed Leaves, seeds
Juniper (J.virginiana) Needles, stems, berries

Lanbkill (Kalmia Angustifolia, Sheep Laurel) leaves
Lantana Immature berries
Larkspur (Delphinium) foliage & roots are dangerous, seeds may be fatal
Laurel All parts
Lily of the Valley All parts, including water
Lobelia leaves
Locoweed All parts
Locust bark,leaves, seeds
Lords and Ladies All parts
Lupine (Lupinus) seeds

Machineel all parts
Marijuana all parts
May Apple (Podophullum) all parts
Mescal Bean Seeds
Milkweed (Asciepias) all parts, especially sap
Misteltoe Berries
Moccasin FLOWER (Lady Slipper, Cypripedium Spectabiles) all parts
Mock Orange Fruit
Monkshood Leaves, roots
Morning Glory All parts
Mountain Laurek (Kalmia Latifolia) young leaves & shoots, can be fatal
Mushrooms wild types
Mustard – roots and seeds

Narcissus Bulbs
Natal Cherry (Solanum) berries
Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) leaves
Nightshades (all) Berries, leaves

Oak Acorns, foliage
Oleander – all parts
Oleaner Leaves,branches,nectar of blossoms
Peach, seeds

Pear, seeds
Peony (Paeonia) all parts
Periwinkle (Vinca, Myrtle) whole plant
Philodendron Leaves, stem
Pikeweed Leaves,roots,immature berries
Pine sap
Pinks (Sweet William, Carnation, Dianthus) all parts
Plum, seeds
Poinsettia Leaves, flowers
Poison Ivy Sap
Poison Oak Sap
Pokeweed (Phytolacca, Pokeberry) roots are dangerous
Poppy (Papaver) all except California Poppy can be dangerous
Potato Eyes and new shoots
Privet berries, leaves
Prunus (many varieties) seeds, some parts

Ranunculus all parts
Redwood sap (from decks also)
Rhododendron All parts
Rhubarb Leaves
Rosary Peas Seeds
Rosemary (Rosemarius Officinalis) leaves of certain varieties are poisonous

Sage (Salvia) leaves of certain varieties are poisonous
Scotchbroom (Cytinsus Scoparious) seeds, invasive
Senecio whole plant of some species
Skunk Cabbage All parts
Snapdragon all parts
Snow Drops All parts, especially bulbs
Snow on Mountain All parts
Solanum (Nightshade) all, especially some berries
Squirrel Corn (Dicentra Canadensis, Bleeding Heart) all parts
Stramonium (Jimson Weed, Datura) all parts
SUMAC (Rhus) all parts
Sweet Pea Seeds and fruit

TANSY (Tanacetum) all parts
Taro – all parts
Tiger Lily all parts
Toadstools can be fatal
Tobacco Leaves
Tomato foliage & vines
Trumpet vine – all parts
Tulip bulbs

Virginia Creeper Sap

Wisteria All parts

Yam Bean Roots, immature polds
Yew (American, English, Japanese) Needles, seeds

 

[pondbuilder13]

whoops sorry about that a little on the long side but those are all of them that are toxic to our fishes

 

[pondbuilder13]

oh haha didnt even look up there u posted the link lol i put this on for someone about a month ago and i just re-posted it but yea thats the site

 

[DrDave]

That list keeps showing up and it is not accurate. I cultivate Taro (elephant ears, arrowhead) whatever you want to call it for years. It is my biggest cash crop and it does not harm the Koi.
Just because it is on the internet, does not mean it is the truth.

 

[RSFish1]

Definitely agree with the Taro and Elephant ears. I use them in all my ponds. Heck I have a Taro plant in with the baby koi and if a leaf hits the water they eat on it.

 

[pondbuilder13]

ok thanks ill cross that out next time its is to give people an IDEA of what to avoid

 

[j.w]

Gosh I told those fish of mine out there that they shouldn't be nipping on the Marijuana plants growing around the edge of the pond

:regular_waving_emot

 

[DrCase]

Now now jw how many workers do you have up there

 

[j.w]

Lots of workers but all too lazy cuz they be workin on the Maryjo too much so nothin ever gets done.............dog gone it

 

[DrDave]

We love you JW, keep up the great Images.
I hear the climate is perfect up there for certain plants...

 

[pondbuilder13]

how do you get all those animations