Houseplants safe for cats and dogs

These 141 plants are recorded non-toxic to cats and dogs alike. Non-toxic means no poisoning, not no consequences — a pet that eats any plant may still be unwell, and a plant off this list is not necessarily dangerous, only unlisted or unconfirmed.

141 plants · A to ZCat and dog verdict, from the ASPCA

A
African Violet
Saintpaulia ionanthaCats safe
Dogs safe
Air Plant
TillandsiaCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Aluminum Plant
Pilea cadiereiCats safe
Dogs safe
Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescensCats safe
Dogs safe
Artillery Plant
Pilea microphyllaCats safe
Dogs safe
B
Baby Rubber Plant
Peperomia obtusifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureaCats safe
Dogs safe
Bamboo Palm
Chamaedorea seifriziiCats safe
Dogs safe
Basil
Ocimum basilicumCats safe
Dogs safe
Beetroot
Beta vulgarisCats safe
Dogs safe
Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium nidusCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Blue Echeveria
Echeveria glaucaCats safe
Dogs safe
Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltataCats safe
Dogs safe
Brazilian Orchid
Sophronitis speciesCats safe
Dogs safe
Bromeliad
Guzmania lingulataCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Burro's Tail
Sedum morganianumCats safe
Dogs safe
Busy Lizzie
Impatiens wallerianaCats safe
Dogs safe
Butternut Squash
Cucurbita maximaCats safe
Dogs safe
Button Fern
Pellaea rotundifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
C
Camellia
Camellia japonicaCats safe
Dogs safe
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensisCats safe
Dogs safe
Canna Lily
Canna generalisCats safe
Dogs safe
Cape Marigold
Dimorphotheca pluvialisCats safe
Dogs safe
Cape Primrose
StreptocarpusCats safe
Dogs safe
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatiorCats safe
Dogs safe
Chervil
Anthriscus cerefoliumCats safe
Dogs safe
China Aster
Callistephus chinensisCats safe
Dogs safe
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera bridgesiiCats safe
Dogs safe
Christmas Orchid
Cattleya trianaeCats safe
Dogs safe
Christmas Palm
Adonidia merrilliiCats safe
Dogs safe
Cocktail Orchid
Cattleya forbesiiCats safe
Dogs safe
Coral Bells
Heuchera sanguineaCats safe
Dogs safe
Coriander
Coriandrum sativumCats safe
Dogs safe
Creeping Pilea
Pilea nummulariifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
Cucumber
Cucumis sativusCats safe
Dogs safe
Cushion Aloe
Aloe retusaCats safe
Dogs safe
D
Dancing-Doll Orchid
Oncidium flexuosumCats safe
Dogs safe
Dill
Anethum graveolensCats safe
Dogs safe
Duffii Fern
Nephrolepis cordifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
E
Easter Orchid
Cattleya mossiaeCats safe
Dogs safe
Echeveria
Echeveria elegansCats safe
Dogs safe
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Peperomia caperataCats safe
Dogs safe
F
Fairy Elephant's Feet
Frithia pulchraCats safe
Dogs safe
False Aralia
Dizygotheca elegantissimaCats safe
Dogs safe
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgareCats safe
Dogs safe
Friendship Plant
Pilea involucrataCats safe
Dogs safe
Fuchsia
Fuchsia hybridaCats safe *
Dogs safe *
G
Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera jamesoniiCats safe
Dogs safe
Ghost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayenseCats safe
Dogs safe
Gloxinia
Sinningia speciosaCats safe
Dogs safe
Golden Shower Orchid
Oncidium sphacelatumCats safe
Dogs safe
Goldfish Plant
NematanthusCats safe
Dogs safe
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacumCats safe
Dogs safe
Grape Ivy
Cissus rhombifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
H
Haworthia
Haworthia fasciataCats safe
Dogs safe
Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorumCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacusCats safe
Dogs safe
Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatumCats safe
Dogs safe
I
Ivy Peperomia
Peperomia griseoargenteaCats safe
Dogs safe
Ixora
Ixora javanicaCats safe
Dogs safe
J
Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonicaCats safe
Dogs safe
Jasmine
Jasminum speciesCats safe
Dogs safe
Jewel Orchid
Ludisia discolorCats safe
Dogs safe
K
Kenilworth Ivy
Cymbalaria muralisCats safe
Dogs safe
Kentia Palm
Howea forsterianaCats safe
Dogs safe
Kenya Violet
Saintpaulia confusaCats safe
Dogs safe
L
Lace Flower Vine
Episcia dianthifloraCats safe
Dogs safe
Lace Orchid
Odontoglossum crispumCats safe
Dogs safe
Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsaCats safe
Dogs safe
Leather Peperomia
Peperomia crassifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalisCats safe
Dogs safe
Leopard Orchid
Dendrobium gracilicauleCats safe
Dogs safe
Lily-of-the-Valley Orchid
Odontoglossum pulchellumCats safe
Dogs safe
Lipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicansCats safe
Dogs safe
Living Stones
LithopsCats safe
Dogs safe
M
Madagascar Jasmine
Stephanotis floribundaCats safe
Dogs safe
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianumCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Majesty Palm
Ravenea rivularisCats safe
Dogs safe
Marigold
TagetesCats safe
Dogs safe
Miniature Lady Palm
Rhapis flabelliformisCats safe
Dogs safe
Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis bacciferaCats safe
Dogs safe
Money Tree
Pachira aquaticaCats safe
Dogs safe
Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis hybridCats safe
Dogs safe
Mother Fern
Asplenium bulbiferumCats safe
Dogs safe
N
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majusCats safe
Dogs safe
Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenisCats safe
Dogs safe
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophyllaCats safe
Dogs safe
O
Old Man Cactus
Cephalocereus senilisCats safe
Dogs safe
Old World Orchid
Bulbophyllum appendiculatumCats safe
Dogs safe
P
Pansy
Viola tricolorCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Pansy Orchid
Miltonia roezliiCats safe
Dogs safe
Parlour Palm
Chamaedorea elegansCats safe
Dogs safe
Pearl Plant
Haworthia margaritiferaCats safe
Dogs safe
Persian Violet
Exacum affineCats safe
Dogs safe
Petunia
Petunia hybridaCats safe
Dogs safe
Pilea (Chinese Money Plant)
Pilea peperomioidesCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Pincushion Cactus
Mammillaria fragilisCats safe
Dogs safe
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachyaCats safe
Dogs safe
Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvataCats safe
Dogs safe
Pot Marigold
Calendula officinalisCats safe
Dogs safe
Prayer Plant (Calathea)
Goeppertia orbifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe
Prayer Plant (Maranta)
Maranta leuconeuraCats safe
Dogs safe
Prickly Pear
Opuntia speciesCats safe
Dogs safe
Purple Passion Vine
Gynura aurantiacaCats safe
Dogs safe
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebeleniiCats safe
Dogs safe
Q
Queen's Spiderwort
Dichorisandra reginaeCats safe
Dogs safe
R
Rabbit's Foot Fern
Davallia fejeensisCats safe
Dogs safe
Rainbow Orchid
Epidendrum prismatocarpumCats safe
Dogs safe
Roosevelt Fern
Nephrolepis biserrataCats safe
Dogs safe
Rose
RosaCats safe
Dogs safe
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinusCats safe
Dogs safe
S
Sage
Salvia officinalisCats safe
Dogs safe
Sea Urchin Cactus
Echinopsis multiplexCats safe
Dogs safe
Silver Table Fern
Pteris creticaCats safe
Dogs safe
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majusCats safe
Dogs safe
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosumCats safe
Dogs safe
Spikemoss
Selaginella kraussianaCats safe
Dogs safe
Split Rock
Pleiospilos bolusiiCats safe
Dogs safe
Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatumCats safe
Dogs safe
Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoidesCats safe
Dogs safe
Starfish Cactus
Stapelia variegataCats safe
Dogs safe
Stevia
Stevia rebaudianaCats safe
Dogs safe
Strawberry
FragariaCats safe
Dogs safe
String of Hearts
Ceropegia woodiiCats safe *
Dogs safe *
String of Turtles
Peperomia prostrataCats safe *
Dogs safe *
Summer Savory
Satureja hortensisCats safe
Dogs safe
Swedish Ivy
Plectranthus australisCats safe
Dogs safe
Sweet Alyssum
Alyssum spp.Cats safe
Dogs safe
Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea batatasCats safe
Dogs safe
Sweetheart Hoya
Hoya kerriiCats safe
Dogs safe
T
Thyme
Thymus vulgarisCats safe
Dogs safe
Trailing Watermelon Begonia
Pellionia daveauanaCats safe
Dogs safe
V
Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipulaCats safe
Dogs safe
Vining Peperomia
Peperomia serpensCats safe
Dogs safe
W
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreiaCats safe
Dogs safe
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosaCats safe
Dogs safe
Wax Rosette
Echeveria gilvaCats safe
Dogs safe
White Stonecrop
Sedum albumCats safe
Dogs safe
Windmill Palm
Trachycarpus fortuneiCats safe
Dogs safe
Z
Zebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosaCats safe
Dogs safe
Zinnia
Zinnia speciesCats safe
Dogs safe

* Verdict rests on horticultural consensus — no ASPCA record. More in the cats guide.

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