Are calla lilies poisonous?

Are calla lilies poisonous?

Calla lilies are poisonous. Calla lilies contain a large amount of herbal calcium crystals and alkaloids, which can cause symptoms such as drowsiness. This species is a poisonous plant listed in the Chinese plant atlas database. Its toxicity is that tubers, spawn and fleshy inflorescences are poisonous. Chewing a small tuber can cause swelling and pain in the tongue and throat, and external application of fresh calla lotus tubers can treat scalds.

Calla lilies or white or brightly colored red, yellow, pink and other colors, is a valuable cut flower material, can also be potted ornamental, Europe and the United States have a long history of cut flower cultivation. Most of the colorful calla lilies in China's flower market come from Holland, New Zealand and other countries, and now they are also planted in Yunnan, Guangxi, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other provinces and cities. Especially in recent years, due to the rise of fresh cut flower production, calla lily as cut flower cultivation has gradually become popular.

Calla lilies can be used medicinally and have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification. Treat scald, fresh calla lotus tuber appropriate amount, mash external application. To prevent tetanus, mash the calla lotus tuber and apply it to the injured area. Calla lilies are poisonous and are taboo for internal use. This plant is poisonous all over the body, and a little bit of it can cause vomiting, but it can be fed to wild boars after cooking, and the boiled leaves can be used to treat mild headaches, but all medicinal uses must be under the guidance of a doctor.

Calla lotus flower language: fraternity, holiness and piety, eternity, elegance, nobility, dignity, hope, noble, pure, pure friendship, elegant temperament, complacency, pure and flawless love. It is also the national flower of Ethiopia.

1. White calla lilies are elegant and beautiful, and its flower phrase is "loyalty and unswerving, always tie the knot".

2. Red calla lilies: symbolize holiness and piety, always tie the knot of one heart, good luck, purity, love.

3. Pink calla lilies: symbolize loving you all your life.

4. In Europe and the United States, it is a common flower for brides to hold flowers, calla lilies are suitable and taboos: suitable for brides, small and white varieties should be sent to young friends, do not send orange-red varieties to ordinary friends of the opposite sex, even numbers, do not send odd numbers.

Special note: although calla lilies are white or brightly colored, most people like to raise calla lilies, but because calla lilies are poisonous, don't eat them by mistake. In particular, families with children should stop raising calla lilies or keep calla lilies out of their children's reach.

Extended reading: culture methods of calla lilies