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Pet-safe plants

Check whether a plant is toxic to cats or dogs. This guide does not replace veterinary advice.

Check a plant for pet safety

SafeSpider plantAreca palmBoston fernParlor palm

ToxicMonsteraGolden pothosZZ plantPeace lilyHeartleaf philodendronDumb cane

Pet-safe (non-toxic) houseplants

97 pet-safe plants

Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs. Eating any plant can still upset a pet’s stomach.

Spider plantChlorophytum comosumPet-safe Areca palmDypsis lutescensPet-safe Pinstripe calatheaCalathea ornataPet-safe Moth orchidPhalaenopsis spp.Pet-safe Boston fernNephrolepis exaltataPet-safe Kentia palmHowea forsterianaPet-safe Parlor palmChamaedorea elegansPet-safe Money treePachira aquaticaPet-safe Peacock plantCalathea makoyanaPet-safe Rattlesnake plantCalathea lancifoliaPet-safe Round-leaf calatheaCalathea orbifoliaPet-safe Wax plantHoya carnosaPet-safe Sweetheart plantHoya kerriiPet-safe African violetSaintpaulia ionanthaPet-safe Gerbera daisyGerbera jamesoniiPet-safe EcheveriaEcheveria spp.Pet-safe Donkey’s tailSedum morganianumPet-safe Ponytail palmBeaucarnea recurvataPet-safe Button fernPellaea rotundifoliaPet-safe Holly fernCyrtomium falcatumPet-safe Rabbit foot fernDavallia fejeensisPet-safe Staghorn fernPlatycerium bifurcatumPet-safe Lemon button fernNephrolepis cordifoliaPet-safe
Zebra plant calatheaCalathea zebrinaPet-safe
Rose-painted calatheaCalathea roseopictaPet-safe Cast-iron plantAspidistra elatiorPet-safe Japanese araliaFatsia japonicaPet-safe
Grape ivyCissus rhombifoliaPet-safe
Aluminum plantPilea cadiereiPet-safe Friendship plantPilea involucrataPet-safe
Baby’s tearsSoleirolia soleiroliiPet-safe
Nerve plantFittonia verschaffeltiiPet-safe Polka dot plantHypoestes phyllostachyaPet-safe BloodleafIresine herbstiiPet-safe
Piggyback plantTolmiea menziesiiPet-safe
Baby rubber plantPeperomia obtusifoliaPet-safe
Ripple peperomiaPeperomia caperataPet-safe
Watermelon peperomiaPeperomia argyreiaPet-safe Lady palmRhapis excelsaPet-safe Pygmy date palmPhoenix roebeleniiPet-safe Windmill palmTrachycarpus fortuneiPet-safe Norfolk Island pineAraucaria heterophyllaPet-safe RosemaryRosmarinus officinalisPet-safe Pink jasmineJasminum polyanthumPet-safe Madagascar jasmineStephanotis floribundaPet-safe CamelliaCamellia japonicaPet-safe Scarlet star bromeliadGuzmania lingulataPet-safe
Grape hyacinthMuscari armeniacumPet-safe
Cape primroseStreptocarpus hybridsPet-safe
GloxiniaSinningia speciosaPet-safe
Firecracker flowerCrossandra infundibuliformisPet-safe
New Guinea impatiensImpatiens hawkeriPet-safe FuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaPet-safe Indoor bananaMusa acuminataPet-safe Venus fly trapDionaea muscipulaPet-safe Mistletoe cactusRhipsalis bacciferaPet-safe Bunny ear cactusOpuntia microdasysPet-safe Zebra haworthiaHaworthia fasciataPet-safe Zebra haworthiaHaworthia attenuataPet-safe Ghost plantGraptopetalum paraguayensePet-safe
Eternal flameCalathea crocataPet-safe
Aphelandra squarrosaPet-safe
Calathea MedallionCalathea 'Medallion'Pet-safe
Network plantGoeppertia kegeljaniiPet-safe
Hoya pubicalyxPet-safe
Hindu rope hoyaHoya compactaPet-safe
Calathea White StarCalathea 'White Star' (majestica)Pet-safe
Velvet calatheaCalathea warscewicziiPet-safe
Furry feather calatheaCalathea rufibarbaPet-safe
Calathea louisaePet-safe
Leopardina calatheaCalathea leopardinaPet-safe
Rose-painted calathea (fasciata)Calathea fasciataPet-safe
Trailing jade peperomiaPeperomia rotundifoliaPet-safe
String of turtlesPeperomia prostrataPet-safe
Cupid peperomiaPeperomia scandensPet-safe
Red-edge peperomiaPeperomia clusiifoliaPet-safe
Artillery plantPilea microphyllaPet-safe
Purple passion plantGynura aurantiacaPet-safe
Rex begonia vineCissus discolorPet-safe
Canary Island date palmPhoenix canariensisPet-safe
Lola echeveriaEcheveria 'Lola'Pet-safe
Perle von NurnbergEcheveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’Pet-safe
Mexican snowballEcheveria elegansPet-safe
Lipstick echeveriaEcheveria agavoidesPet-safe
Topsy Turvy echeveriaEcheveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'Pet-safe
Old man cactusCephalocereus senilisPet-safe
Elegant scheffleraSchefflera elegantissimaPet-safe
Beauty Star calatheaCalathea 'Beauty Star'Pet-safe
Dottie calatheaCalathea 'Dottie'Pet-safe
Freddie calatheaCalathea 'Freddie'Pet-safe
Concinna calatheaCalathea concinnaPet-safe
Krimson Queen hoyaHoya carnosa 'Krimson Queen'Pet-safe
Krimson Princess hoyaHoya carnosa 'Krimson Princess'Pet-safe
Tricolor hoyaHoya carnosa 'Tricolor'Pet-safe
Pink silver hoyaHoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver'Pet-safe
BasilOcimum basilicumPet-safe Arabian jasmineJasminum sambacPet-safe

Houseplants toxic to cats or dogs

294 toxic plants

Keep these out of reach of pets, or pick a non-toxic alternative from the list above.

Flaming KatyKalanchoe blossfeldianaToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides) Sago palmCycas revolutaToxic to petsSevere risk · cycasin (severe: liver and nervous system damage)
Cardboard palmZamia furfuraceaToxic to petsSevere risk · cycasin (severe: liver and nervous system damage)
Easter lilyLilium longiflorumToxic to petsSevere risk · unknown toxin (severe for cats: kidney failure) OleanderNerium oleanderToxic to petsSevere risk · cardiac glycosides Mother of thousandsKalanchoe daigremontianaToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides) Panda plantKalanchoe tomentosaToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides) Paddle plantKalanchoe thyrsifloraToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides) Lily of the valleyConvallaria majalisToxic to petsSevere risk · cardiac glycosides
Miracle leafKalanchoe pinnataToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides)
Felt plantKalanchoe beharensisToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides)
Flapjack plantKalanchoe luciaeToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides)
Chandelier kalanchoeKalanchoe manginiiToxic to petsSevere risk · bufadienolides (cardiac glycosides)
MonsteraMonstera deliciosaToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Snake plantSansevieria trifasciataToxic to petssaponins Golden pothosEpipremnum aureumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals ZZ plantZamioculcas zamiifoliaToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Peace lilySpathiphyllum wallisiiToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals English ivyHedera helixToxic to petstriterpenoid saponins (hederagenin) Fiddle-leaf figFicus lyrataToxic to petsproteolytic enzyme (ficin) and psoralen Rubber plantFicus elasticaToxic to petsproteolytic enzyme (ficin) and psoralen Aloe veraAloe vera (Aloe barbadensis)Toxic to petssaponins and anthraquinones Dragon treeDracaena marginataToxic to petssaponins Bird of paradiseStrelitzia reginaeToxic to petsGI irritants (mainly fruit and seeds) Heartleaf philodendronPhilodendron hederaceumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals AnthuriumAnthurium andraeanumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Jade plantCrassula ovataToxic to petstoxic if ingested Spineless yuccaYucca elephantipesToxic to petssaponins (steroidal glycosides) Dwarf umbrella treeSchefflera arboricolaToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals and triterpenoid saponins CrotonCodiaeum variegatumToxic to petsditerpene esters Corn plantDracaena fragransToxic to petssaponins PleomeleDracaena reflexaToxic to petssaponins Lucky bambooDracaena sanderianaToxic to petssaponins Ming araliaPolyscias fruticosaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Blushing philodendronPhilodendron erubescensToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Tree philodendronPhilodendron bipinnatifidumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Philodendron BrasilPhilodendron hederaceum 'Brasil'Toxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Arrowhead plantSyngonium podophyllumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Chinese evergreenAglaonema commutatumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Dumb caneDieffenbachia seguineToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals and proteolytic enzymes Weeping figFicus benjaminaToxic to petsproteolytic enzyme (ficin) and psoralen Chinese banyanFicus microcarpaToxic to petsproteolytic enzyme (ficin) and psoralen Creeping figFicus pumilaToxic to petsproteolytic enzyme (ficin) and psoralen Inch plantTradescantia zebrinaToxic to petsunknown irritant Purple heartTradescantia pallidaToxic to petsunknown irritant CyclamenCyclamen persicumToxic to petssaponins (concentrated in tubers) Rex begoniaBegonia rexToxic to petssoluble calcium oxalates Wax begoniaBegonia x semperflorens-cultorumToxic to petssoluble calcium oxalates GeraniumPelargonium x hortorumToxic to petsgeraniol and linalool (essential oils) Ivy geraniumPelargonium peltatumToxic to petsgeraniol and linalool (essential oils) HydrangeaHydrangea macrophyllaToxic to petshydrangin (cyanogenic glycoside) Florist’s chrysanthemumChrysanthemum morifoliumToxic to petssesquiterpene lactones and pyrethrins String of pearlsSenecio rowleyanusToxic to petspyrrolizidine alkaloids Lace fernAsparagus setaceusToxic to petssapogenins
Gold dust plantAucuba japonicaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
ColeusColeus blumeiToxic to petstoxic if ingested Iron cross begoniaBegonia masonianaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Angel wing begoniaBegonia x corallinaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Satin pothosScindapsus pictusToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalates Swiss cheese vineMonstera adansoniiToxic to petstoxic if ingested Philodendron BirkinPhilodendron 'Birkin'Toxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals
Prince of OrangePhilodendron ‘Prince of Orange’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Velvet-leaf philodendronPhilodendron hederaceum micansToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Velvet anthuriumAnthurium clarinerviumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pigtail anthuriumAnthurium scherzerianumToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Ti plantCordyline terminalisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Red star cabbage palmCordyline australis 'Red Star'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Screw pinePandanus veitchiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Fishtail palmCaryota mitisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Potted Christmas sprucePicea abiesToxic to petstoxic if ingested Indoor lemon treeCitrus limonToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Indoor orange treeCitrus aurantiumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Coffee plantCoffea arabicaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Bay laurelLaurus nobilisToxic to petstoxic if ingested LavenderLavandula angustifoliaToxic to petstoxic if ingested GardeniaGardenia jasminoidesToxic to petstoxic if ingested Indoor azaleaRhododendron simsiiToxic to petsgrayanotoxins AmaryllisHippeastrum hybridsToxic to petslycorine and other alkaloids HyacinthHyacinthus orientalisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Paperwhite narcissusNarcissus papyraceusToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Indoor tulipTulipa hybridsToxic to petstoxic if ingested
CrocusCrocus vernusToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopicaToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals
Pink callaZantedeschia rehmanniiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
CliviaClivia miniataToxic to petstoxic if ingested MandevillaMandevilla sanderiToxic to petstoxic if ingested BougainvilleaBougainvillea glabraToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Madagascar periwinkleCatharanthus roseusToxic to petstoxic if ingested
LantanaLantana camaraToxic to petspentacyclic triterpenoids (lantadenes A and B)
Cape leadwortPlumbago auriculataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
FrangipaniPlumeria rubraToxic to petstoxic if ingested Giant white bird of paradiseStrelitzia nicolaiToxic to petstoxic if ingested String of bananasSenecio radicansToxic to petstoxic if ingested Peruvian apple cactusCereus peruvianusToxic to petstoxic if ingested African milk treeEuphorbia trigonaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Crown of thornsEuphorbia miliiToxic to petstoxic if ingested Pencil cactusEuphorbia tirucalliToxic to petstoxic if ingested Desert roseAdenium obesumToxic to petscardiac glycosides
Blue agaveAgave parryiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Lace aloeAloe aristataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Krantz aloeAloe arborescensToxic to petstoxic if ingested
String of buttonsCrassula perforataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Watch chainCrassula muscosaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Jelly bean plantSedum rubrotinctumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Cylindrical snake plantSansevieria cylindricaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Whale fin sansevieriaSansevieria masonianaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Schefflera amateToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Ficus AliiFicus binnendijkii 'Alii'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Triangle ficusFicus triangularisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Giant peace lilySpathiphyllum 'Sensation'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Calamondin orangeCalamondin (× Citrofortunella)Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Ornamental chilli pepperCapsicum annuumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Christmas roseHelleborus nigerToxic to petsprotoanemonin and cardiac glycosides
Dwarf irisIris reticulataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Inch plant (white)Tradescantia fluminensisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Moses in the cradleTradescantia spathaceaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Purple shamrockOxalis triangularisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Green shamrockOxalis regnelliiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
FoxtailAsparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Foxtail fern (Myers)Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Scented geranium (rose)Pelargonium graveolensToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Regal geraniumPelargonium domesticumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
German primrosePrimula obconicaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Common primrosePrimula vulgarisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Snake plant LaurentiiDracaena trifasciata 'Laurentii'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Moonshine snake plantDracaena trifasciata 'Moonshine'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Monstera obliquaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Shingle plantMonstera dubiaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Silver monsteraMonstera siltepecanaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Monstera standleyanaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Monstera pinnatipartitaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Philodendron gloriosumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Velvet philodendronPhilodendron verrucosumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Black gold philodendronPhilodendron melanochrysumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Philodendron mameiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Philodendron pastazanumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Philodendron billietiaeToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Red bristle philodendronPhilodendron squamiferumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Philodendron gigasToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pink Princess philodendronPhilodendron 'Pink Princess'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
White Knight philodendronPhilodendron 'White Knight'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
White Princess philodendronPhilodendron 'White Princess'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Silver sword philodendronPhilodendron 'Silver Sword'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Moonlight philodendronPhilodendron 'Moonlight'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Imperial Red philodendronPhilodendron 'Imperial Red'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Xanadu philodendronPhilodendron 'Xanadu'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Alocasia amazonicaToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Alocasia macrorrhizosToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals Alocasia zebrinaToxic to petsinsoluble calcium oxalate crystals
Black velvet alocasiaAlocasia reginula 'Black Velvet'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Mirror plantAlocasia cupreaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Silver dragon alocasiaAlocasia 'Silver Dragon'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Green velvet alocasiaAlocasia 'Frydek'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Stingray alocasiaAlocasia 'Stingray'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Kris plantAlocasia sanderianaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Hardy alocasiaAlocasia wentiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Elephant earColocasia esculentaToxic to petstoxic if ingested CaladiumCaladium bicolorToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Lime zingerXanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Queen anthuriumAnthurium warocqueanumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Magnificent anthuriumAnthurium magnificumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Crystal anthuriumAnthurium crystallinumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Regal anthuriumAnthurium regaleToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Bird’s nest anthuriumAnthurium hookeriToxic to petstoxic if ingested
King anthuriumAnthurium veitchiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Watermelon dischidiaDischidia ovataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Tineke rubber plantFicus elastica 'Tineke'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Ruby rubber plantFicus elastica 'Ruby'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Burgundy rubber plantFicus elastica 'Burgundy'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Council treeFicus altissimaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Rock figFicus petiolarisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Ficus AudreyFicus audrey (F. benghalensis)Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Sacred figFicus religiosaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Starlight weeping figFicus benjamina 'Starlight'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Dwarf figFicus caricaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Marble Queen pothosEpipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Neon pothosEpipremnum aureum 'Neon'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
N’Joy pothosEpipremnum aureum ‘N’Joy’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Manjula pothosEpipremnum aureum 'Manjula'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pearls and Jade pothosEpipremnum aureum ‘Pearls and Jade’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Cebu Blue pothosEpipremnum pinnatum 'Cebu Blue'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Exotica satin pothosScindapsus pictus 'Exotica'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Moonlight scindapsusScindapsus treubii 'Moonlight'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Dark form scindapsusScindapsus treubii 'Dark Form'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Mini monsteraRhaphidophora tetraspermaToxic to petstoxic if ingested Dragon tail plantRhaphidophora decursivaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pink allusion syngoniumSyngonium 'Pink Allusion'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Neon robusta syngoniumSyngonium 'Neon Robusta'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
White butterfly syngoniumSyngonium podophyllum 'White Butterfly'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Syngonium wendlandiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Syngonium rayiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Polka dot begoniaBegonia maculata 'Wightii'Toxic to petssoluble calcium oxalates
Bolivian begoniaBegonia boliviensisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Escargot begoniaBegonia 'Escargot'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Fireworks begoniaBegonia 'Fireworks'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Eyelash begoniaBegonia boweraeToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Nanouk inch plantTradescantia nanoukToxic to petstoxic if ingested
White velvet tradescantiaTradescantia sillamontanaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Glacier ivyHedera helix 'Glacier'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Needlepoint ivyHedera helix 'Needlepoint'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Thai Constellation monsteraMonstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Albo monsteraMonstera deliciosa 'Albo Variegata'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Borsigiana monsteraMonstera deliciosa 'Borsigiana'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Mint monsteraMonstera deliciosa 'Mint Variegata'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Aurea monsteraMonstera deliciosa 'Aurea'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Bantel’s SensationSansevieria trifasciata ‘Bantel’s Sensation’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Futura sansevieriaSansevieria trifasciata 'Futura'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Black gold sansevieriaSansevieria trifasciata 'Black Gold'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Fernwood sansevieriaSansevieria 'Fernwood'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Samurai sansevieriaSansevieria ehrenbergii 'Samurai'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Star sansevieriaSansevieria kirkiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Parva sansevieriaSansevieria parvaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Juncea bird of paradiseStrelitzia junceaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
White bird of paradise (alba)Strelitzia albaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Coral cactusEuphorbia lactea 'Cristata'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Baseball plantEuphorbia obesaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Candelabra treeEuphorbia ingensToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Madagascar palmPachypodium lamereiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
White-flowered pachypodiumPachypodium saundersiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Dorstenia foetidaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Carrion flowerStapelia grandifloraToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Lifesaver plantHuernia zebrinaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Red campfireCrassula capitellaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Propeller plantCrassula falcataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Silver dollar jadeCrassula arborescensToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Hummel’s Sunset jadeCrassula ovata ‘Hummel’s Sunset’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Gollum jadeCrassula ovata 'Gollum'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Hobbit jadeCrassula ovata 'Hobbit'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Barbados gooseberryPereskia aculeataToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Silver Bay aglaonemaAglaonema 'Silver Bay'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Red Siam aglaonemaAglaonema 'Red Siam'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pink dalmatianAglaonema 'Pink Dalmatian'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Maria aglaonemaAglaonema 'Maria'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pictum tricolor aglaonemaAglaonema pictum tricolorToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Camille dumb caneDieffenbachia 'Camille'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Tropic Snow dumb caneDieffenbachia 'Tropic Snow'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Reflector dumb caneDieffenbachia 'Reflector'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Domino peace lilySpathiphyllum 'Domino'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Picasso peace lilySpathiphyllum 'Picasso'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Black anthuriumAnthurium 'Black Beauty'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pink champion anthuriumAnthurium 'Pink Champion'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Tulip anthuriumAnthurium amnicolaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Kiwi ti plantCordyline 'Kiwi'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Electric pink tiCordyline 'Electric Pink'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Lemon lime dracaenaDracaena 'Lemon Lime'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Janet Craig dracaenaDracaena 'Janet Craig'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Warneckii dracaenaDracaena 'Warneckii'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Compacta dracaenaDracaena 'Compacta'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Song of JamaicaDracaena ‘Song of Jamaica’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Goldie’s dracaenaDracaena goldieanaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Spanish daggerYucca gloriosaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Cabbage treeCordyline australisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Trinette scheffleraSchefflera 'Trinette'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Shield araliaPolyscias scutellariaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Balfour araliaPolyscias balfourianaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Superbum anthuriumAnthurium superbumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Forget’s anthuriumAnthurium forgetiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Luxurians anthuriumAnthurium luxuriansToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Radicans anthuriumAnthurium radicansToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Plowmanii philodendronPhilodendron plowmaniiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Patriciae philodendronPhilodendron patriciaeToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Spiritus-SanctiPhilodendron spiritus-sanctiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Santa Leopoldina philodendronPhilodendron bernardopaziiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Camposportoanum philodendronPhilodendron camposportoanumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Tortum philodendronPhilodendron tortumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Joepii philodendronPhilodendron joepiiToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Gabby philodendronPhilodendron gabbyToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Florida Ghost philodendronPhilodendron 'Florida Ghost'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Florida Beauty philodendronPhilodendron 'Florida Beauty'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Jose Buono philodendronPhilodendron 'Jose Buono'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Peru monsteraMonstera karstenianumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Monstera acacoyaguensisToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Ace of Spades anthuriumAnthurium ‘Ace of Spades’Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Papillilaminum anthuriumAnthurium papillilaminumToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Dragon scale alocasiaAlocasia 'Dragon Scale'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Pink dragon alocasiaAlocasia 'Pink Dragon'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Melo alocasiaAlocasia 'Melo'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Maharani alocasiaAlocasia 'Maharani'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Mandalay alocasiaAlocasia 'Mandalay'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Long-leaf alocasiaAlocasia longilobaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Purple sword alocasiaAlocasia lauterbachianaToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Black magic taroColocasia 'Black Magic'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Illustris taroColocasia 'Illustris'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
White Christmas caladiumCaladium 'White Christmas'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Red Flash caladiumCaladium 'Red Flash'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Beefsteak begoniaBegonia 'Beefsteak'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Cleopatra begoniaBegonia 'Cleopatra'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Palm-leaf begoniaBegonia luxuriansToxic to petstoxic if ingested
Snow Queen begoniaBegonia 'Snow Queen'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Mottled syngoniumSyngonium 'Mottled'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Three Kings syngoniumSyngonium 'Three Kings'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
Strawberry cream syngoniumSyngonium 'Strawberry Cream'Toxic to petstoxic if ingested
PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrimaToxic to petsditerpene esters MintMentha spicataToxic to petstoxic if ingested

Not confirmed pet-safe

109 plants

Chinese money plantPilea peperomioidesPet safety unknown Prayer plantMaranta leuconeuraPet safety unknown HibiscusHibiscus rosa-sinensisPet safety unknown Christmas cactusSchlumbergera spp.Pet safety unknown Cactus assortmentCactaceae spp.Pet safety unknown String of heartsCeropegia woodiiPet safety unknown Air plantTillandsia ionanthaPet safety unknown Pink quillTillandsia cyaneaPet safety unknown Maidenhair fernAdiantum raddianumPet safety unknown Bird’s nest fernAsplenium nidusPet safety unknown
Cretan brake fernPteris creticaPet safety unknown
Blue star fernPhlebodium aureumPet safety unknown Stromanthe TriostarStromanthe sanguineaPet safety unknown
Kangaroo vineCissus antarcticaPet safety unknown
Persian shieldStrobilanthes dyerianusPet safety unknown Swedish ivyPlectranthus verticillatusPet safety unknown Strawberry begoniaSaxifraga stoloniferaPet safety unknown European fan palmChamaerops humilisPet safety unknown Young coconut palmCocos nuciferaPet safety unknown Indoor olive treeOlea europaeaPet safety unknown Cymbidium orchidCymbidium spp.Pet safety unknown Dendrobium orchidDendrobium nobilePet safety unknown
Dancing lady orchidOncidium spp.Pet safety unknown
Corsage orchidCattleya spp.Pet safety unknown
Urn plantAechmea fasciataPet safety unknown
Ornamental pineappleAnanas comosusPet safety unknown
VrieseaVriesea splendensPet safety unknown
Queen’s tearsBillbergia nutansPet safety unknown
Flame violetEpiscia cupreataPet safety unknown
Lipstick plantAeschynanthus lobbianusPet safety unknown Goldfish plantColumnea gloriosaPet safety unknown Shrimp plantJusticia brandegeanaPet safety unknown
Golden shrimpPachystachys luteaPet safety unknown
Flowering mapleAbutilon megapotamicumPet safety unknown
Blue passion flowerPassiflora caeruleaPet safety unknown
Queen of the night cactusEpiphyllum oxypetalumPet safety unknown Easter cactusHatiora gaertneriPet safety unknown
Old lady cactusMammillaria hahnianaPet safety unknown
Golden barrel cactusEchinocactus grusoniiPet safety unknown LithopsLithops spp.Pet safety unknown
GasteriaGasteria bicolorPet safety unknown
Baby donkey’s tailSedum burritoPet safety unknown
HouseleekSempervivum tectorumPet safety unknown China doll plantRadermachera sinicaPet safety unknown Sensitive plantMimosa pudicaPet safety unknown
Umbrella papyrusCyperus alternifoliusPet safety unknown
Kangaroo paw fernMicrosorum diversifoliumPet safety unknown
Spike moss MartensiiSelaginella martensiiPet safety unknown
Fishbone prayer plantCtenanthe burle-marxiiPet safety unknown
Never-never plantCtenanthe lubbersianaPet safety unknown
Hoya australisPet safety unknown
String hoyaHoya linearisPet safety unknown
Hoya wayetiiPet safety unknown
Miniature wax plantHoya bellaPet safety unknown
Hoya obovataPet safety unknown
Hoya lacunosaPet safety unknown
Grass-leaved hoyaHoya retusaPet safety unknown
Shooting star hoyaHoya multifloraPet safety unknown
String of nickelsDischidia nummulariaPet safety unknown
Stromanthe TriostarStromanthe 'Triostar' (thalia)Pet safety unknown
Raindrop peperomiaPeperomia polybotryaPet safety unknown
Pixie peperomiaPeperomia orbaPet safety unknown
Silver sparkle pileaPilea glaucaPet safety unknown
Moon Valley pileaPilea mollis 'Moon Valley'Pet safety unknown
Pilea baby tearsPilea depressa 'Baby Tears'Pet safety unknown
Mona LavenderPlectranthus 'Mona Lavender'Pet safety unknown
Coral bead plantNertera granadensisPet safety unknown
Wire vineMuehlenbeckia complexaPet safety unknown
Traveller’s palmRavenala madagascariensisPet safety unknown
Ruffled fan palmLicuala grandisPet safety unknown
Metallic palmChamaedorea metallicaPet safety unknown
Bamboo palmChamaedorea seifriziiPet safety unknown Cat palmChamaedorea cataractarumPet safety unknown Chinese fan palmLivistona chinensisPet safety unknown
Dwarf sugar palmArenga engleriPet safety unknown
Guatemalan ponytailBeaucarnea guatemalensisPet safety unknown
Graptoveria Fred IvesGraptoveria 'Fred Ives'Pet safety unknown
Ghost echeveriaGraptopetalum pentandrumPet safety unknown
MoonstonesPachyphytum oviferumPet safety unknown
Cobweb houseleekSempervivum arachnoideumPet safety unknown
Hen & chicks (Jovibarba)Jovibarba heuffeliiPet safety unknown
Tree aeoniumAeonium arboreumPet safety unknown
Black rose aeoniumAeonium 'Zwartkop'Pet safety unknown
Kiwi aeoniumAeonium kiwiPet safety unknown
Dancing bones cactusHatiora salicornioidesPet safety unknown
Hairy mistletoe cactusRhipsalis capilliformisPet safety unknown
Bolivian lepismiumLepismium bolivianumPet safety unknown
Queen of the nightSelenicereus grandiflorusPet safety unknown
Bishop’s cap cactusAstrophytum myriostigmaPet safety unknown
Sand dollar cactusAstrophytum asteriasPet safety unknown
Moon cactusGymnocalycium mihanovichiiPet safety unknown
Golden ball cactusParodia leninghausiiPet safety unknown
Ladyfinger cactusMammillaria elongataPet safety unknown
Mexican sunballRebutia minusculaPet safety unknown
Hoya krohnianaPet safety unknown
Hoya kentianaPet safety unknown
Hoya fitchiiPet safety unknown
Hoya mathildePet safety unknown
Hoya bilobataPet safety unknown
Hoya sigillatisPet safety unknown
Ant plantDischidia pectinoidesPet safety unknown
Red-veined prayer plantMaranta leuconeura 'Erythroneura'Pet safety unknown
Green prayer plantMaranta leuconeura 'Kerchoveana'Pet safety unknown
Lemon lime marantaMaranta 'Lemon Lime'Pet safety unknown
Large-leaf hoyaHoya macrophyllaPet safety unknown
NepenthesNepenthes spp.Pet safety unknown Cape sundewDrosera capensisPet safety unknown Purple pitcher plantSarracenia purpureaPet safety unknown PortulacaPortulaca grandifloraPet safety unknown

Bouquet flower safety

Bringing home cut flowers? Check the exact flower before a curious cat or dog reaches the bouquet.

Common questions

What are the safest houseplants for homes with cats and dogs?

Non-toxic favorites include the Spider plant, Areca palm, Boston fern, and Parlor palm. Botanicaly checks pet safety against ASPCA toxicity data for the plants in its hand-checked core. Any other plant shows Unknown until the evidence is confirmed. This is reference information, not veterinary advice.

Which common houseplants are toxic to cats?

Monstera, Pothos, ZZ plant, Peace lily, Philodendron, and Dieffenbachia (Dumb cane) are all toxic to cats. Most contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals that cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting if chewed.

Is Monstera toxic to cats and dogs?

Yes. Monstera deliciosa contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals that irritate the mouth and stomach if chewed. Keep it out of reach, or choose a non-toxic plant like a Spider plant.

This guide follows established plant-care guidance and official ASPCA pet-safety references. How we verify our plant data → · Last reviewed: