Pet-Safe Houseplant Chart
Source: ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants list, checked 21 Oct 2026. From Plantshop.com/tools/pet-safe-plant-checker
Non-toxic to cats & dogs
- African Violet (Saintpaulia spp. (Streptocarpus ionanthus))
- Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
- Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
- Bromeliad (Guzmania and other bromeliads)
- Calathea (Goeppertia (formerly Calathea))
- Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
- Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera spp.)
- Echeveria (Echeveria spp.)
- Haworthia (Haworthiopsis attenuata and Haworthia spp. (zebra plant))
- Hoya (Wax Plant) (Hoya carnosa)
- Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana)
- Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis)
- Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)
- Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)
- Nerve Plant (Fittonia albivenis)
- Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
- Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
- Peperomia (Peperomia obtusifolia and others)
- Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
- Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
- Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
- Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus (Rosmarinus officinalis))
- Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
- Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum)
- Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Toxic to cats & dogs
- Alocasia (Alocasia spp. (e.g. A. × amazonica 'Polly'))
- Aloe Vera (Aloe vera)
- Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
- Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
- Begonia (Begonia spp. (incl. B. maculata, B. rex))
- Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae / S. nicolai)
- Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)
- Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
- Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine (dumb cane))
- Dracaena (Dracaena fragrans, D. marginata and others)
- English Ivy (Hedera helix)
- Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
- Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
- Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)
- Indoor Bonsai Tree (Usually Ficus (ficus or 'ginseng ficus'); bonsai is a growing technique, not a species)
- Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
- Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Lemon Tree (Citrus limon (incl. 'Improved Meyer', Citrus × meyeri))
- Monstera (Monstera deliciosa)
- Monstera Adansonii (Monstera adansonii (Swiss cheese vine))
- Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
- Philodendron Birkin (Philodendron 'Birkin')
- Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
- Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
- Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria))
- String of Pearls (Curio rowleyanus (syn. Senecio))
- Tradescantia (Wandering Dude) (Tradescantia zebrina)
- Umbrella Plant (Schefflera arboricola)
- Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina)
- Yucca Cane (Yucca gigantea (Y. elephantipes))
- ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
Emergency? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Plantshop.com