Pet Friendly Houseplants
Lots of Plants are Safe for Your Pets!
While it’s not recommended that Fido of Fluffy make a meal out of any of these varieties, choosing pet friendly houseplants is a smart precaution to take. Many plants contain some type of toxin in them that can cause irritation or allergic reactions—a clever defence mechanism for the plants out in the wild, but less useful in houseplants. See our useful lists below of which plants are pet friendly, and which are not so much…
The plants listed below will not seriously harm your cat or dog, but they may still cause an upset tummy (we refer to the ASPCA website for our list)!
- Air Plants
- African Violet
- Bromeliad
- Burro’s Tail
- Cast Iron Plant
- Carnivorous Plants (Asian Pitcher Plant, Venus Fly Trap)
- Christmas Cactus
- Echeveria
- Ferns (Most true ferns like Boston or Staghorn)
- Fish Bone Cactus
- Haworthia
- Hibiscus
- Hoya
- Money Tree
- Moss
- Palms (Areca, Bamboo, Parlour, Pony Tail)
- Peperomia
- Pilea
- Prayer Plant
- Spider Plant
- Succulents
Popular Houseplants That are Toxic for Pets
Sadly, some of our absolute favourite houseplants aren’t pet-friendly. Here’s a list of just a few that should be avoided if your pet loves to chew on your plants.
It’s not an exhaustive list, for more information you can find the ASPCA’s complete list of plants not safe for dogs here and their cat list here.
- Aloe Vera
- Alocasia
- Anthurium
- Asparagus Fern
- Calla Lily
- Caladiums
- Chinese Evergreen
- Dracaena
- Dieffenbachia
- English Ivy
- Ficus
- Jade
- Kalanchoe
- Lavender
- Monstera
- Peace Lily
- Philodendron
- Pothos
- Rubber Plant
- Sago Palm
- Snake Plant
- Umbrella Plant
- Yucca
- ZZ Plant
