Pet safety: which houseplants are safe for cats and dogs?
Every entry below is cross-referenced with the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Tap a plant for the full pet safety profile.
Pet-safe plants (29)
- Money Tree Pachira aquatica
- Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum
- Christmas Cactus Schlumbergera bridgesii
- Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata
- Calathea Calathea orbifolia
- African Violet Saintpaulia ionantha
- Areca Palm Dypsis lutescens
- Bromeliad Aechmea fasciata
- Echeveria Echeveria elegans
- Hoya Hoya carnosa
- Chinese Money Plant Pilea peperomioides
- Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura
- Rattlesnake Plant Calathea lancifolia
- Parlor Palm Chamaedorea elegans
- Bird's Nest Fern Asplenium nidus
- Watermelon Peperomia Peperomia argyreia
- Sweetheart Plant Hoya kerrii
- Air Plant Tillandsia ionantha
- Cast Iron Plant Aspidistra elatior
- Baby Rubber Plant Peperomia obtusifolia
- Haworthia Haworthia cooperi
- Ponytail Palm Beaucarnea recurvata
- String of Hearts Ceropegia woodii
- Lithops Lithops aucampiae
- Burro's Tail Sedum morganianum
- Maidenhair Fern Adiantum raddianum
- Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya
- Staghorn Fern Platycerium bifurcatum
- Zebra Haworthia Haworthiopsis attenuata
Toxic plants (26)
- Snake Plant Dracaena trifasciata Toxic to cats and dogs
- Monstera Monstera deliciosa Toxic to cats and dogs
- Heartleaf Philodendron Philodendron hederaceum Toxic to cats and dogs
- Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum Toxic to cats and dogs
- Peace Lily Spathiphyllum wallisii Toxic to cats and dogs
- ZZ Plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia Toxic to cats and dogs
- Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis miller Toxic to cats and dogs
- Fiddle Leaf Fig Ficus lyrata Toxic to cats and dogs
- Monstera Adansonii Monstera adansonii Toxic to cats and dogs
- Rubber Plant Ficus elastica Toxic to cats and dogs
- Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Toxic to cats and dogs
- Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae Toxic to cats and dogs
- Satin Pothos Scindapsus pictus Toxic to cats and dogs
- String of Pearls Curio rowleyanus Toxic to cats and dogs
- Chinese Evergreen Aglaonema commutatum Toxic to cats and dogs
- English Ivy Hedera helix Toxic to cats and dogs
- Alocasia Polly Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly' Toxic to cats and dogs
- Anthurium Anthurium andraeanum Toxic to cats and dogs
- Jade Plant Crassula ovata Toxic to cats and dogs
- Tradescantia Zebrina Tradescantia zebrina Toxic to cats and dogs
- Yucca Yucca elephantipes Toxic to cats and dogs
- Dragon Tree Dracaena marginata Toxic to cats and dogs
- Dieffenbachia Dieffenbachia seguine Toxic to cats and dogs
- Philodendron Brasil Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil' Toxic to cats and dogs
- Schefflera Schefflera arboricola Toxic to cats and dogs
- Croton Codiaeum variegatum Toxic to cats and dogs