Author name: Louise Hughes

I'm Louise Hughes and I run the flower blog flowersfornow.com. I've been interested in flowers since I was a little girl and I love sharing my knowledge with others. I started the blog as a way to share my love of flowers with the world, and I hope to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of flowers as well.

Are daisies edible for cats?

Toxic Principles: Volatile oil; bisabolol, chamazulene, anthemic acid, tannic acid. Daisies are toxic to cats because they contain chemicals called sesquiterpene, pyrethrins, and lactones. All of these chemicals are classified as terpenes. Terpenes are essentially a type of chemical compound found in plants that is responsible for the way they smell. Cats are attracted to …

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