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Houseplant pet safety checker
Type a plant name to check whether it is safe for cats and dogs, or browse the full list. Verdicts come from the ASPCA's toxic and non-toxic plant list, with a few plants it does not cover flagged conservatively from reputable horticultural sources.
Not sure what your plant is? Identify it from a photo first, then come back and check it here.
Showing all 59 plants
Safe for cats and dogs (29)
- Aeonium Aeonium Pet-safe
- African Violet Saintpaulia Pet-safe
- Air Plant Tillandsia Pet-safe
- Areca Palm Dypsis lutescens Pet-safe
- Bird's Nest Fern Asplenium nidus Pet-safe
- Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata Pet-safe
- Calathea Goeppertia Pet-safe
- Cast Iron Plant Aspidistra elatior Pet-safe
- Christmas Cactus Schlumbergera Pet-safe
- Echeveria Echeveria Pet-safe
- Fittonia (Nerve Plant) Fittonia albivenis Pet-safe
- Haworthia (Zebra) Haworthiopsis Pet-safe
- Hoya Carnosa (Wax Plant) Hoya carnosa Pet-safe
- Hoya Kerrii (Sweetheart) Hoya kerrii Pet-safe
- Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Pet-safe
- Majesty Palm Ravenea rivularis Pet-safe
- Money Tree Pachira aquatica Pet-safe
- Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla Pet-safe
- Parlor Palm Chamaedorea elegans Pet-safe
- Peperomia Peperomia Pet-safe
- Phalaenopsis Orchid Phalaenopsis Pet-safe
- Pilea (Chinese Money Plant) Pilea peperomioides Pet-safe
- Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya Pet-safe
- Ponytail Palm Beaucarnea recurvata Pet-safe
- Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura Pet-safe
- Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum Pet-safe
- Staghorn Fern Platycerium Pet-safe
- String of Hearts Ceropegia woodii Pet-safe
- Venus Flytrap Dionaea muscipula Pet-safe
Toxic to cats or dogs (30)
- Alocasia Alocasia Toxic to pets
- Aloe Vera Aloe vera Toxic to pets
- Anthurium Anthurium Toxic to pets
- Asparagus Fern Asparagus densiflorus Toxic to pets
- Begonia Begonia Toxic to pets
- Bird of Paradise Strelitzia Toxic to pets
- Caladium Caladium hortulanum Toxic to pets
- Chinese Evergreen Aglaonema Toxic to pets
- Croton Codiaeum variegatum Toxic to pets
- Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) Dieffenbachia Toxic to pets
- Dracaena Dracaena Toxic to pets
- English Ivy Hedera helix Toxic to pets
- Fiddle Leaf Fig Ficus lyrata Toxic to pets
- Heartleaf Philodendron Philodendron hederaceum Toxic to pets
- Jade Plant Crassula ovata Toxic to pets
- Kalanchoe Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Toxic to pets
- Lucky Bamboo Dracaena sanderiana Toxic to pets
- Monstera Adansonii Monstera adansonii Toxic to pets
- Monstera Deliciosa Monstera deliciosa Toxic to pets
- Peace Lily Spathiphyllum Toxic to pets
- Pothos Epipremnum aureum Toxic to pets
- Rubber Plant Ficus elastica Toxic to pets
- Sago Palm Cycas revoluta Toxic to pets
- Snake Plant Dracaena trifasciata Toxic to pets
- String of Pearls Curio rowleyanus Toxic to pets
- Tradescantia (Inch Plant) Tradescantia zebrina Toxic to pets
- Umbrella Plant Schefflera Toxic to pets
- Weeping Fig Ficus benjamina Toxic to pets
- Yucca Yucca Toxic to pets
- ZZ Plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia Toxic to pets
No match for among our 59 plants.
Plant names drift between shops and regions, so try a shorter piece of the name, like "palm" or "fig". Not sure what you have? Identify it from a photo and start from what it looks like.
If it is not in our library at all, try the ASPCA's plant list next. It covers far more plants than we do, though no list covers everything.
What this verdict does and does not mean
Being non-toxic does not mean a plant is chew-proof: even pet-safe houseplants can upset a cat's or dog's stomach if they eat a large amount, simply because it is plant matter. Most toxic houseplants cause irritant-level symptoms, such as drooling, mouth soreness, or a mild upset stomach, rather than a medical emergency. A small number of plants are a genuine emergency, most notably true lilies (Lilium and Hemerocallis species) for cats, which can cause fatal kidney failure from even a small amount of pollen or a nibbled leaf. If you are ever in doubt, or your pet has eaten part of a plant, call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center on (888) 426-4435.
Verdicts here follow the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant list. The whole column was audited against that list on 2026-06-02; plants added since were checked individually when they were added, and each plant's page carries its own verification date. 10 plants in this list, Aeonium, Air Plant, Bird's Nest Fern, Croton, Maidenhair Fern, Monstera Adansonii, Pilea (Chinese Money Plant), String of Hearts, String of Pearls, and ZZ Plant, are not in the ASPCA database; their verdict here follows reputable horticultural sources instead and errs on the side of caution.