Is Dracaena a Safe Plant for Birds?

Dracaena

• Commonly for both home and office decorating, dracaena is a strap-leafed plant well adapted to low-light conditions. It grows anywhere from 2 to 10 feet in height, causing it to work with a variety of decors. It boasts a tropical appearance, is easy to keep, has little susceptibility to disease and few insect pests. It is also used in outdoor landscaping.

Toxicity

• Dracaena has no known toxicity to birds, making it a safe choice for decorating or landscaping. Birds may safely play within the plant, and there is no concern for wild birds nesting and playing in outdoor-planted dracaenas.

Pet Birds

• Keep birds safe by providing suitable woods for perching and toys. Apple, bamboo, cottonwood and fir are a few of the woods that are safe, as long as they are free of mold or fungus and untreated by pesticide. Soak bits of wood in water with a tablespoon of bleach for an hour and then rinse them thoroughly before introducing it to the bird. Herbs, such as basil, lemon balm, dill and dandelion, are just a few that may be offered safely. Safe seeds include caraway, flax, pumpkin and sunflower.

Wild Birds

• In addition to outdoor dracaena, attract certain wild birds with certain plants. Robins prefer trees like dogwood, juniper and mulberry, while the addition of raspberry may attract orioles. Seed-bearing plants like berry plants and many weeds like thistle, pigweed and ragweed attract seed-eating birds, such as finches and grosbeaks. Sumacs attract bluebirds and mourning doves prefer pine.