Pet-safe plants for cats and dogs

Every plant here is listed by the ASPCA as non-toxic to both cats and dogs. Non-toxic is not the same as harmless: a pet that eats a lot of any plant can still get an upset stomach. If your pet seems unwell, call your vet.

Pet-safety results come from the ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants list. This is general information, not veterinary advice.

  • African violetStreptocarpus ionanthusPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 5 days · bright
  • Areca palmDypsis lutescensPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · bright
  • BasilOcimum basilicumPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 3 days · full sun
  • BeetrootBeta vulgarisPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 4 days · full sun
  • Boston fernNephrolepis exaltataPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 4 days · medium
  • CalatheaGoeppertia ornataPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · medium
  • Cast iron plantAspidistra elatiorPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 14 days · low light
  • Christmas cactusSchlumbergera truncataPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 10 days · medium
  • CilantroCoriandrum sativumPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 3 days · bright
  • CucumberCucumis sativusPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 2 days · full sun
  • DillAnethum graveolensPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 4 days · full sun
  • Lemon balmMelissa officinalisPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 4 days · bright
  • Money treePachira aquaticaPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 10 days · bright
  • Moth orchidPhalaenopsis spp.Pet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · bright
  • Parlor palmChamaedorea elegansPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 10 days · low light
  • PeperomiaPeperomia obtusifoliaPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 10 days · medium
  • Prayer plantMaranta leuconeuraPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 6 days · medium
  • RosemarySalvia rosmarinusPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · full sun
  • SageSalvia officinalisPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · full sun
  • Spider plantChlorophytum comosumPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · bright
  • StrawberryFragaria x ananassaPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 3 days · full sun
  • ThymeThymus vulgarisPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 7 days · full sun
  • Wax plantHoya carnosaPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 12 days · bright
  • Zebra haworthiaHaworthiopsis fasciataPet-safe (ASPCA)Water about every 14 days · bright

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