ASPCA Non-Toxic Plant List
417+ Plants That Are Safe for Dogs, Cats & Horses
Creating pet-safe outdoor spaces has become a growing priority for pet owners and shared environments alike. The list below has clickable plant names that lead to articles that explore the ASPCA’s Non-Toxic Plants list , safe materials, and practical design ideas to help create spaces where pets can safely explore, relax, and thrive.
The following is a comprehensive list that is based on what the ASPCA has deemed non-toxic for dogs, cats and horses. We use this list to make suggestions for our breed ideal garden articles. This list is also a directory for articles about the individual plants that aim to answer frequently asked questions about the plants; however, unlike other gardening sites, our articles focus on care for pet-friendly gardens because our readers put selecting plants that will keep their pets safe first and foremost.
The plant names that are italicized are plants with articles that have not been published yet. An asterisk “*” by the italicized name indicates that an article is coming down the pipeline (slated for future publication). We hope this resource helps you and your pets enjoy a wonderful pet-friendly life together.
Note: Container-friendly plants are good options for small and balcony gardens. Plants are categorized as annual or perennials based on USA nation-wide commonality as some plants can be semi-annuals in warmer climates.
Plant Name Sun/Shade Annual/ Perennials Container Friendly Indoor/ Outdoor Achira Partial P Y Both Acorn Squash Sun A Y Out African Daisy Sun A Y Out African Violet Shade P Y In Algaroba Sun P N Out Aluminum Plant Shade P Y In Alumroot Partial P Y Both Alyssum Sun A Y Out American Rubber Plant Shade P Y In American Sycamore Tree Shade P Y In Anthericum Comosum Partial P Y Both Antirrhinum Multiflorum Sun A Y Out Arabian Gentian German & Persian Violet Shade P Y In Areca Palm Shade P Y In “Aregelia Neoregelia Cartwheel Plant Shade P Y In Artillery Plant Shade P Y In Aspidium Falcatum , Holly FernShade P Y In Australian Pine Shade P Y In Autumn Olive Sun P N Out Baby’s Breath Sun A Y Out Baby’s Tears Shade P Y In Bachelors Buttons Sun A Y Out Ball Fern Shade P Y In Beets Sun A Y Out Begonia, Climbing Shade P Y In Begonia, Trailing Shade P Y In Belmore Sentry Palm Shade P Y In Big Shagbark Hickory Sun P N Out Bitternut Sun P N Out Black Haw Sun P N Out Black Hawthorn Sun P N Out Blackjack Ponderosa Pine Sun P N Out Blaspheme Vine Sun P Y Out Bloodleaf Partial P Y Both Blooming Sally Sun P Y Out Blue Bead Sun P Y Out Blue Daisy Sun A Y Out Blue Echeveria Partial P Y Both Blue Eyed Daisy Sun A Y Out Blue-dicks Sun P Y Out Bold Sword Fern Partial P Y Both Bottle Palm Partial P Y Both Bottlebrush Partial P Y Both Brazilian Orchid Shade P Y In Bride’s Bonnet Queen’s Cup Sun P Y Out Bristly Greenbrier Sun P N Out Brodiaea Pulchella Sun P Y Out Broom Hickory Sun P N Out Bullbrier Sun P N Out Bur Gourd Sun A Y Out Burro’s Tail Partial P Y Both Buttercup Squash Sun A Y Out Butterfly Ginger , Garland LilyPartial P Y Both Butternut Squash Sun A Y Out Buzzy Lizzie Partial A Y Both Caeroba Shade P Y In Calathea Shade P Y In Calathea Insignis Shade P Y In Calathea Lancifolia Shade P Y In California Pitcher Plant Partial P Y Both Callistemon Brachyandrus Partial P Y Both Callistemon citrinus Partial P Y Both Callistemon viminalis Partial P Y Both Calochortus nuttalli Sun P Y Out Camellia Japonica & Camellia SasanquaPartial P Y Both Canada Hemlock Sun P N Out Canary Date Palm Partial P Y Both Candle Plant Shade P Y In Candycorn Plant Shade P Y In Canna Lily Partial P Y Both Canterbury-bell Sun A Y Out Cape Marigold Sun A Y Out Cape Primrose Shade P Y In Carob Tree Sun P N Out Carolina Hemlock Sun P N Out Carrion Flower Partial P Y Both Carrot Fern Shade P Y In Carrot Flower Sun A Y Out Casaba Melon Sun A Y Out Cast Iron Plant Partial P Y Both Cat Brier Sun P N Out Cat Ear Sun P Y Out Cattleya Labiata Shade P Y In Celosia Globosa Sun A Y Out Celosia Plumosa Sun A Y Out Celosia Spicata Sun A Y Out Chenille Plant Partial P Y Both Chervil Sun A Y Out Chestnut Sun P N Out Chickens and Hens Partial P Y Both China Aster Sun A Y Out China Root Sun P N Out Chinese Houses Sun A Y Out Chin-lao-shu Sun P N Out Chlorophytum Partial P Y Both Chocolate Soldier Shade P Y In Christmas Cactus Shade P Y In Christmas Dagger Shade P Y In Christmas Orchid Shade P Y In Christmas Palm Partial P Y Both Cilantro Partial A Y Both Cinnamon Sun P N Out Cinquefoil Sun P Y Out Cirrhopetalum Shade P Y In Clearweed Sun A Y Out Cliff Brake Partial P Y Both Club Moss Partial P Y Both Cocks Comb Sun A Y Out Cocktail Orchid Shade P Y In Confederate Jasmine Partial P Y Both Coolwort Sun P Y Out Copper Rose Partial P Y Both Copperleaf Partial P Y Both Coral Bells Partial P Y Both Coreopsis Sun P Y Out Crape Myrtle Sun P N Out Creeping Charlie Partial P Y Both Creeping Gloxinia Partial P Y Both Creeping Mahonia Partial P Y Both Creeping Pilea Partial P Y Both Creeping Rubus Sun P Y Out Creeping Zinnia Sun A Y Out Crepe Myrtle Sun P N Out Crimson Bottlebush Partial P Y Both Crisped Feather Fern Partial P Y Both Crossandra Partial P Y Both Cucumber Sun A Y Out Cushion Aloe Partial P Y Both Cushion Moss Partial P Y Both Cyrtudeira Shade P Y In Dainty Rabbits-Foot Fern Partial P Y Both Dallas Fern Partial P Y Both Dancing Doll Orchid Shade P Y In Desert Trumpet Sun P Y Out Dichelostemma Sun P Y Out Dill Partial A Y Both Dinteranthus Shade P Y In Duffii Fern Shade P Y In Dwarf Date Palm Partial P Y Both Dwarf Feather Palm Partial P Y Both Dwarf Whitman Fern Shade P Y In Easter Cattleya Shade P Y In Easter Daisy Sun P Y Out Easter Lily Partial P Y Both Easter Lily Cactus Partial P Y Both Edible Banana Sun P Y Out Elephant Ears Partial P Y Both Emerald Ripple Peperomia Shade P Y In English Hawthorn Sun P N Out English Ivy Partial P Y Both Fairy Fountain Sun P Y Out False Aralia Shade P Y In Fan Tufted Palm Partial P Y Both Feather Palm Partial P Y Both Fennel Partial P Y Both Fiery Reed Orchid Shade P Y In Fig Leaf Gourd Sun A Y Out Figleaf Palm Partial P Y Both Fingernail Plant Shade P Y In Fire Weed Sun P Y Out Flame of the Woods Partial P Y Both Florida Butterfly Orchid Shade P Y In Fluffy Ruffles Shade P Y In Fortunes Palm Partial P Y Both Freckle Face Partial P Y Both Friendship Plant Shade P Y In Gerber Daisy Partial A Y Both Gherkins Sun A Y Out Ghost Leafless Orchid Shade P Y In Ghost Plant Partial P Y Both Giant Aster Sun P Y Out Giant Holly Fern Partial P Y Both Giant White Inch Plant Partial P Y Both Globe Thistle Sun P Y Out Gloxinia Shade P Y In Golden Bells Sun P Y Out Golden Lace Orchid Shade P Y In Golden Shower Orchid Shade P Y In Grape Hyacinth Partial P Y Both Grape Ivy Partial P Y Both Great Willow Herb Sun P Y Out Greenbrier Sun P N Out Hagbrier Sun P N Out Haws Sun P N Out Haws Apple Sun P N Out Hawthorn Sun P N Out Hedgehog Gourd , Spiny Teasel Gourd (Momordica dioica)Sun A Y Out Hellfetter Sun P N Out Hemlock Tree Sun P N Out Hen and Chickens Fern Partial P Y Both Hibiscus Partial P Y Both Hoary Alyssum Sun A Y Out Hollyhock Sun P Y Out Honey Locust Sun P N Out Honeywort Partial P Y Both Honeydew Melon Sun A Y Out Honeysuckle Fuchsia Partial P Y Both Hookera pulchella Sun P Y Out Hubbard Squash Sun A Y Out Ice Plant Partial P Y Both Irish Moss Partial P Y Both Ivy Peperomia Shade P Y In Jackson Brier Sun P N Out Jacob’s Ladder Partial P Y Both Japanese Aralia Partial P Y Both Japanese Moss Partial P Y Both Japanese Pittosporum “Mock Orange”Partial P Y Both Jewel Orchid Shade P Y In Jungle Geranium Partial P Y Both Kaempferia Shade P Y In Kahali Ginger Partial P Y Both Kenilworth Ivy Partial P Y Both Kharoub Sun P N Out King Nut Sun P N Out Lace Orchid Shade P Y In Ladies Ear Drops Partial P Y Both Lagerstroemia Indica Sun P N Out Lance Pleomele Shade P Y In Laurel-Leaved Greenbrier Sun P Y Out Leather Peperomia Shade P Y In Lemon Balm Partial P Y Both Leopard Lily Partial P Y Both Leopard Orchid Shade P Y In Lesser Snapdragon Sun A Y Out Lily of the Valley Orchid Shade P Y In Linden Sun P N Out Lipstick Plant Shade P Y In Little Zebra Plant Shade P Y In Living Rock Cactus Partial P Y Both Living Stones Lithops Partial P Y Both Loco Weed Sun P N Out Locust Pods Sun P N Out Madagascar Jasmine Partial P Y Both Magnolia Bush Sun P Y Out Mahonia Partial P Y Both Majesty Palm Partial P Y Both Malabar Gourd Sun A Y Out Malaysian Dracaena Shade P Y In Maranta Shade P Y In Measles Plant Partial P Y Both Mexican Firecracker Partial P Y Both Mexican Rosettes Partial P Y Both Miniature Date Palm Partial P Y Both Miniature Maranta Shade P Y In Mistletoe Cactus Partial P Y Both Mockernut Hickory Sun P N Out Money Tree Shade P Y In Mosaic Vase Shade P Y In Moss Campion Sun P Y Out Moss Fern Partial P Y Both Moss Phlox Sun P Y Out Mossy Campion Sun P Y Out Mountain Camellia Sun P Y Out Mountain Grape Partial P Y Both Mulberry Bush Greenbrier Sun P N Out Mulberry Tree Sun P N Out Muskmelon Sun A Y Out Nasturtium Partial A Y Both Natal Plum Partial P Y Both Nerve Plant Shade P Y In Night Blooming Cereus Partial P Y Both Old Man Cactus Partial P Y Both Oregon Grape Partial P Y Both Paddys Wig Partial P Y Both Pampas Grass Sun P Y Out Pansy Orchid Shade A Y In Parsley Fern Partial A Y Both Peacock Plant Partial P Y Both Pearl Plant Shade P Y In Peperomia Peltfolia Shade P Y In Peperomia Rotundifolia Shade P Y In Peperomia Sandersii Shade P Y In Peruvian Lily AlstroemeriaPartial P Y Both Petunia Partial A Y Both Pheasant Plant Shade P Y In Pignut Hickory Sun P N Out Pilea Microphylla Shade P Y In Pilea Mucosa Shade P Y In Pincushion Flower Sun P Y Out Pink Brocade , Flame Violet*Shade P Y In Pink Splash Partial P Y Both Pink Starlite Shade P Y In Pirliteiro Manzaneta* Sun P N Out Plantanus Occidentalis Sun P N Out Platycerium Alcicorne “Staghorn Fern”Partial P Y Both Plumbago Larpentiae Sun P Y Out Plush Plant , Red EcheveriaPartial P Y Both Polka Dot Plant Partial P Y Both Ponytail Elephant Palm Shade P Y In Prayer Plant Shade P Y In Prostrate Coleus Partial P Y Both Pupleosier Willow Sun P N Out Purple Baby Tears Shade P Y In Purple Passion Vine Shade P Y In Purple Waffle Plant Shade P Y In Queens Spiderwort Partial P Y Both Queensland Arrowroot Sun P Y Out Rainbow Orchid Shade P Y In Red Berried Greenbrier Sun P N Out Red Edge Peperomia Shade P Y In Red Hawthorne Sun P N Out Red Lily Partial P Y Both Red Maple Sun P N Out Red Palm Lily Sun P Y Out Red Veined Prayer Shade P Y In Resurrection Lily Partial P Y Both Roosevelt Fern Partial P Y Both Roses Partial P Y Both Rose of China Partial P Y Both Rose of Sharon Partial P Y Both Rosemary Partial P Y Both Russian Knapweed Sun P N Out Russian Olive Sun P N Out Saffron Spike Zebra Shade P Y In Sages Partial P Y Both Salad Burnet Sun P Y Out Sand Verbena Sun P Y Out Satin Pellionia Shade P Y In Savory (Summer Squash) Partial A Y Both Savory (Winter Squash) Partial A Y Both Sawbrier Sun P N Out Scabious Sun P Y Out Scarborough Lily Partial P Y Both Scarlet Sage Sun P Y Out Shagbark Hickory Sun P N Out Shan Ku’ei-lai Sun P N Out Shellbark Hickory Sun P N Out Shrimp Cactus Partial P Y Both Silver Bell Sun P N Out Silver Berry Sun P N Out Silver Pink Vine Shade P Y In Silver Star Sun P Y Out Silver Table Fern Partial P Y Both Slender Deutzia Sun P Y Out Small Fruited Hickory Sun P N Out Smilax Tamnoides Vas Sun P N Out Spice Orchid Shade P Y In Spider Flower Sun P Y Out Star Jasmine Partial P Y Both Star Lily Sun P Y Out Stevia Sun P Y Out Strawberry Sun P Y Out Sudan Grass Sun P N Out Sugar Pea Pods Sun P N Out Sulfur Flower Sun P Y Out Summer Hyacinth Sun P Y Out Sunflower Sun A Y Out Swamp Sunflower Sun A Y Out Swedish Ivy Partial P Y Both Sweet Potato Vine Sun P Y Out Sweetheart Hoya , “Wax Heart Plant”Shade P Y In Sword Fern Partial P Y Both Tailed Orchid Shade P Y In Tall Feather Fern Partial P Y Both Tall Mahonia Partial P Y Both Teasel Gourd Sun A Y Out Texas Sage Sun P Y Out Thea Japonica Partial P Y Both Thimble Cactus Partial P Y Both Thorn Apple Sun P N Out Thyme Partial P Y Both Ti hu-ling Sun P N Out Tickseed Sun P Y Out Toad Spotted Cactus Partial P Y Both Torch Lily Sun P Y Out Tous-les-mois Sun P Y Out Tree Cactus Partial P Y Both Tree Gloxinia Shade P Y In Tropical Moss Partial P Y Both True Cantaloupe Sun P Y Out Tu Fu-Ling Sun P N Out Tulip Poplar Sun P N Out Turban Squash Sun A Y Out Turf Lily Partial P Y Both Umbrella Plant Sun P Y Out Urbinia Agavoides Partial P Y Both Venus Fly Trap Shade P Y In Verona Lace Fern Partial P Y Both Vinca Partial P Y Both Vining Peperomia Shade P Y In Violet Slipper Gloxinia Shade P Y In Water Hickory Sun P N Out Water Hyacinth Sun P Y Out Watermelon Begonia Shade A Y In Wax Rosette Partial P Y Both Weeping Bottlebrush Sun P Y Out Weeping Sargent Hemlock Sun P N Out Weisdornbluten Sun P N Out West Indian Gherkin Sun A Y Out Western Sword Fern Partial P Y Both White Edged Swedish Ivy Partial P Y Both White Ginger Partial P Y Both White Heart Hickory Sun P N Out Whitman Fern Partial P Y Both Wild Buckwheat Sun A Y Out Wild Hyacinth Sun P Y Out Wild Lantana Sun P Y Out Wild Sasparilla Sun P N Out Wild Strawberry Sun P Y Out Willow Herb Sun P Y Out Wood Lily Sun P Y Out Yellow-Flowered Gourd Sun A Y Out Yellowrocket Sun P Y Out Yorba Linda Partial P N N/A* Zebra Haworthia Shade P Y In Zinnia Sun A Y Out Zucchini Squash Sun A Y Out
