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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.
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Showing all 51 plants
Safe for cats and dogs (26)
- 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
- Money Tree Pachira aquatica 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
Toxic to cats or dogs (25)
- Alocasia Alocasia Toxic to pets
- Aloe Vera Aloe vera Toxic to pets
- Anthurium Anthurium Toxic to pets
- Begonia Begonia Toxic to pets
- Bird of Paradise Strelitzia 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
- 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
- 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
- Yucca Yucca Toxic to pets
- ZZ Plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia Toxic to pets
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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 (column verified 2026-06-02). 6 plants in this list, Aeonium, Air Plant, Croton, Maidenhair Fern, Pilea (Chinese Money Plant), and String of Hearts, are not in the ASPCA database; their verdict here follows reputable horticultural sources instead and errs on the side of caution.