Is Superb Lily Poisonous to Cats and Dogs?

Superb Lily

The Superb Lily is poisonous for both cats and dogs.

Typical symptoms include bone marrow suppression, diarrhea, halitosis, kidney failure, liver damage, polyuria, racing heart beat, salivation, shock, and vomiting.

Superb Lily is perennial herb growing from a fleshy rhizome in the family Colchicaceae. They grow up to 13-20 cm long. It is known to be the national flower of Zimbabwe. Commonly known as creeping lily, flame lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, climbing lily, fire lily and tiger claw. Superb Lily grows in many types of habitat.

The scientific name for this plant is Gloriosa superba. Additional names for this plant include Climbing Lily, Creeping Lily, Fire Lily, Flame Lily, Gloriosa Lily, Glory Lily, and Tiger Claw.

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