Few spring flowers are as charming as fragrant lily of the valley. These woodland flowers are native to Eurasia but have become very popular landscape plants in North America and many other regions. However, behind their cute exterior and pleasant scent lies a potential villain. Lily of the valley toxicity makes it unsafe to have around children and pets. The plant is so dangerous that ingestion could result in a trip to the emergency room, or in rare cases death.
Anything can be dangerous -- particularly around kids -- but that doesn't mean these things need to be eliminated completely. Should royals stop standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at Trooping the Colour because someone could fall off? No. Just exercise caution. Share this Story
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