Plants safe for parrots: Flowers are always a pleasure! Imagine that your parrot thinks the same thing! Many parrots love flowers! So rather than hunting for the Coco who nibbles flowers, leaves, and petals of the pretty bouquet offered by our lover and placed prominently on the living room table, offer him flowers!
Flowers in pot, bouquet, placed or suspended in the aviary, cut flowers that decorate the bowl of the day, in short … the way you want but flowers!
Garden flowers, field flowers, florist flowers, tree flowers… You are spoilt for choice! List (not exhaustive) of flowers allowed in the diet of parrots:
- Aloe
- Almond
- Dill
- Anise
- Mugwort
- Hawthorn
- BasilBorage
- Pastor Scholarship
- Callistemon
- Calendula
- Camomile
- Capucie (peppery flavor)
- Thistle
- Japanese honeysuckle (be careful, berries are poisonous)
- Chives
- Lemon tree
- Pumpkin
- Coriander
- Courgette
- Eucalyptus
- Fennel
- Passion flower
- Gardenia
- Grasses
- Bean
- Hibiscus
- Kumquat
- Lilac
- Balm
- White mouron (attention red mouron = toxic)
- Wild millet
- Carnations (dianthus caryophyllus)
- Orange tree
- Oregano
- Nettle
- Sorrel
- Daisy
- Grapefruit
- Thought
- Pea mangetout
- Petunia
- Persicaria
- Dandelion
- Plantain
- Apple tree
- Pumpkin
- Purslane
- Knotweed
- Rosemary
- Rose (fruity flavor)
- Worries
- Seneçons
- Thyme
- Sunflower (avoid because there are seeds)
- Violet
- African violet
Houseplants safe for parrots
Let’s take a walk in the woods…. to pick all kinds of good things to snack on, natural toys, various enrichments… (It also works with fields and paths!)
Plants safe for parrots
What to put in your basket for your parrot?
Taking advantage of what Mother Nature has to offer us is a good thing for our parrots. Branches, foliage, flowers, fruits, vegetables, berries… Enjoy all these good things growing around you. Coco benefits from fresh products, rich in vitamins and nutrients.
Who are you?
Make sure you have identified 100% of the correct gasoline. Even though there is very little lethal gasoline for our birds, it is important to know that your harvest will not endanger your bird. Bring a good botanical guide if necessary, and when in doubt, do not pick.
Choosing a good picking corner
A good corner is a healthy area! A virgin area of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, or any other products ending in -ide and harmful to health (ours and that of Coco)!
Plants safe for parrots
Here is a list of areas to avoid for parrot health
- The roadside (yuck… exhaust pipes a few centimeters away)
- The surroundings of crops (unless you know that it is organic farming)
- Areas that are too low and easy to access (may have received urine)
- Ditches (evacuation of potentially soiled water)
- The surroundings of landfills
- Leave aside plants carrying fungi or various parasites
Good picking is also respecting the plant (do not take more than a third), and taking only what you need (for example do not uproot a plant to take just the flower).
Do not break the branches, take a saw or pruning shears.
Clean up your picking for parrot health
Rinsing your picking before distributing it is always a plus. Clear water does the trick very well. If you have any doubt you can spray a little apple cider vinegar (1 teaspoon per 1L), and rinse thoroughly afterward.
Be careful not to let them soak for too long, otherwise, you risk losing a good part of the water-soluble vitamins!
Complete list of parrot-safe plants
SOURCE: Lemon Budgie
