Pet Friendly Plants

Pet Friendly Plants

Houseplants listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs

Non-toxic to pets Toxicity
Share your home with plants and pets. Every plant in this collection is listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs, from trailing Hoyas and patterned Calatheas to Prayer Plants, Peperomias, Money Trees and Pilea.

Botanical Profile

About the Genus

Explore the history, native habitat, and botanical characteristics of this remarkable plant group.

What makes a plant pet friendly?

A pet friendly plant is one that is not known to be poisonous to cats or dogs. Every plant in this collection is marked non-toxic to pets on its product page, so you can check any plant before you buy.

Popular pet friendly plants

  • Hoyas, with thick, waxy leaves on trailing or climbing vines
  • Calatheas and Marantas (Prayer Plants), known for patterned leaves that fold up at night
  • Peperomias, compact plants with rounded or rippled leaves
  • Pilea and Money Trees, easy upright plants for tables and floors
  • Blue Oil Fern and a few cacti for something different

Tips for homes with pets

Hang trailing plants or set them on high shelves if your cat likes to climb. Give dogs and cats their own safe greens, like cat grass, so they have something to chew. If a pet eats a lot of any plant or seems unwell afterwards, call your vet.