It’s Monday and the start of another week, time to learn about yet another plant that can hurt your horse. Today we’ll take a closer look at a plant (that doesn’t actually grow corn) the highly fragrant Corn Plant.
A Little About the Corn Plant
Dracaena fragrans is the Corn Plant, also commonly called Cornstalk Dracaena. This is a slow growing shrub with broad, glossy, striped leaves that grow in rosettes and white or pink flowers which grow in spikes and smell divine.
How Dangerous Is It?
More often found as a houseplant or for landscaping than anything, this isn’t a plant most horses have access to. The plant is unpalatable to horses so even when exposed to them they aren’t a real threat unless there is no other viable forage. Dracaena contains a dangerous toxic principle.
All parts of the Corn Plant are toxic to equines.
What To Look For
You know your animal the best, so you should know when something is amiss. Corn Plant toxicity symptoms can include gastrointestinal distress, diarrhea, dilated pupils, respiratory difficulty, increased heart rate, excessive drooling, loss of coordination and weakness.
Learn More
Be sure to check out the Corn Plant page to learn more about the plant and while you are at it why not check out more toxic plants?
*It should be noted that I’m not a veterinarian. This information is written specifically for horses and should be used for reference purposes only. If you think your horse has eaten something toxic call your vet right away.