Every year a blooming yucca filamentosa or filamentous palm lily delights its owner. This hardy and stemless yucca species is preferably cultivated in gardens and delights with its flowering shoots, which are up to two meters long and covered with numerous white flowers. Whether the plant is poisonous or not, opinions differ even among experts.
The Yucca filamentosa is believed to be poisonous
Yucca filamentosa: Be careful
This is because the ingredients of the plant have not yet been subjected to a detailed examination and also completely different reports are circulating. Some people - especially children - and many pets complain of symptoms of poisoning such as vomiting, diarrhea and irritation of the mucous membrane after eating yucca parts - others, on the other hand, have no problems. The fact is that the yucca contains saponins, which are basically unproblematic, but can lead to the decomposition of red blood cells in the bloodstream. For this reason, families with children and pet owners are better off assuming that the plant is poisonous.
tips
Whether poisonous or not, the sharp leaves of the Yucca filamentosa are particularly dangerous. You can cut yourself very easily on these.