Indoor plants and pets can live safely side by side, if you check the Non-Toxic Plant List for Cats & Dogs from the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.) Even though these plants are recommended as non-toxic to pets, it’s still advised to place these plants out of reach if your pets are overly curious or chew-happy.
AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia spp.)
ALUMINUM PLANT (Pilea cadieri)
CALATHEA (Calathea lancifolia)
CHRISTMAS CACTUS (Schlumbergera spp.)
CLUB MOSS (Selaginella spp.)
EARTH STAR (Cryptanthus bivattus minor)
EASTER CACTUS (Schlumbergera spp.)
FALSE ARALIA (Dizygothea elegantissima)
FERNS including:*
-Boston Fern (Nephrolepsis exalta bostoniensis)
-Lemon Button Fern (Nephrolepsis cordifolia ‘duffi’)
-Rabbit Foot Fern (Davallia spp.)
-Silver Table Fern (Pteris sp.)
-Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum)
GLOXINIA (Sinningia speciosa)
GOLDFISH PLANT (Hypocyrta nummularia)
GRAPE IVY (Cissus rhombifolia)
HENS & CHICKENS** (Echeveria elegans)
IRISH MOSS (Selaginella spp.)
IRON CROSS BEGONIA*** (Begonia masoniana)
JASMINE (Jasminium spp.)
LIPSTICK PLANT (Aeschynanthus humilis)
ORCHIDS including:
-Cattleya orchid (Cattleya spp.)
-Dancing Doll orchid (Oncidium flexuosum)
-Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)
-Pansy orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PALMS including:
-Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
-Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
-Lady Palm (Rhapis flabelliformus)
-Neanthe Bella Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
-Pony Tail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
PEPEROMIA (Peperomia spp.)
PERSIAN VIOLET (Exacum affine)
POLKA DOT PLANT (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
PRAYER PLANT or MARANTA (Calathea insignis)
PURPLE PASSION VINE (Gynura aurantica)
SONG OF INDIA (Pleomele reflexa)
REX BEGONIA*** (Begonia rex)
SPIDER PLANT (Chorophytum comosum)
STAR JASMINE (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
STEPHANOTIS (Stephanotis florabunda)
SWEDISH IVY (Plectranthus australis)
TAHITIAN BRIDAL VEIL (Trandescantia multiflora)
WANDERING JEW (Tradescantia multiflora)
VENUS FLY TRAP (Dionaea muscipula)
WAFFLE PLANT (Hemigraphis exotica)
WAX PLANT (Hoya carnosa)
ZEBRA PLANT (Aphelandra squarrosa)
* Asparagus “Fern” is not safe.
** Not all succulents are safe.
*** Not all Begonias are safe.
