A calla lily should not be placed on the window sill directly above a heater, as the swamp meadow plant, like the dragon tree, only tolerates such a dry and warm location very poorly. In addition, an indoor calla should be placed out of the reach of small children and pets, as this plant is quite poisonous.
Innocently beautiful and yet highly toxic
Beauty and terrible danger can lie side by side
With relatively simple care, the indoor calla ensures enduring blooms in the room. However, it should never be overlooked that the plant sap present in all parts of the plant can have an extremely toxic effect on humans and animals. The poison of a room calla can trigger severe symptoms of poisoning of the central nervous system when ingested into the body. Depending on the concentration, this can lead to the following effects:
- fever
- chills
- respiratory paralysis
- death
Plant sap can escape even without a cut
Due to the poison contained, care measures on the room calla should always be carried out with protective gloves. However, the indoor calla also tends to excrete excess water at times through secretions at the tips of the leaves. You should therefore always keep this possibility in mind and set up the room calla in such a way that cats and small children cannot come into contact with the plant sap.
tips
Since mere skin contact with the plant sap can lead to skin irritations such as hives, any drops of the plant sap should always be wiped up and removed immediately.