Flowering Tobacco

Flowering Tobacco Photo
Category
Flowers
Health Rating
Poisonous
Latin Name
Nicotiana persica

Description

Mainly grown as an ornamental plant, Flowering Tobacco is a tobacco plant with many small star-shaped flowers that vary in colors like red, white, pink, yellow, purple, and so on. The flowers have a long skinny center and several flowers can be attached to one stem. The leaves resemble other tobacco plants.

For Your Pet

This plant is extremely toxic to your small pets however rabbits tend to stay away from them due to their strong taste and hairy texture. Symptoms if eaten include pain in the mouth and throat, diarrhea, and severe abdominal pain.

Warning

Do not feed your pet Flowering Tobacco as it can cause serious illness.

Resources

If you believe that your pet has been poisoned immediately call your vet or one of the animal poison control hotlines on this list.

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