Poisonous Philodendron Plant Varieties. Philodendron is a large genus of tropical plants that are beloved amongst indoor gardeners thanks to their stunning foliage and ease of care. Taxonomically the genus philodendron is still poorly known with many undescribed species.
Philodendron is a large genus of tropical plants that are beloved amongst indoor gardeners thanks to their stunning foliage and ease of care. Taxonomically the genus philodendron is still poorly known with many undescribed species. Dieffenbachia plants are known by several common names such as dumb.
Other philodendron types grow upright and have large split or deeply lobed leaves.
This plant is highly toxic to dogs as well as cats due to the toxic insoluble calcium oxalates in it. Meanwhile it is usually the wonderful complement to every room it consists of calcium oxalate crystals. Decorative and easy to grow the philodendron has many amazing varieties. Another toxic ingredient is asparagine a protein found in the plant s leaves.