Philodendron Poisonous Indoor Plants. Heartleaf philodendron can be grown in hanging baskets and window boxes. But this does not mean you can decorate with just any beautiful plant.
Many indoor plants are highly toxic in nature. Dieffenbachia plants are known by several common names such as dumb. Together these genuses of flowering plants include over 500 species.
Large varieties like the tree philodendron need a bigger pot.
No other group of plants is as widely used indoors as philodendrons but they are poisonous to humans and pets. When you are repotting an old philodendron plant select a pot that is at least one size bigger than the previous one. Eating them can cause burning and swelling of lips tongue and throat plus vomiting and diarrhea. It is an extremely poisonous indoor plant.