Pet-safe directory
Pet-Safe Houseplants
Each species below is listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs in the ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants directory or, where the ASPCA has no entry (Chinese money plant, for example), by NC State Extension. Every species page links the source its verdict comes from so you can check it yourself.
6 cited care guides match this filter.
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- Direct sun for part of the day
- Bright, indirect light
- Low light or shade
Aluminum plant
Pilea cadierei- Bright indirect
- Moderate, drier in winter
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata- Bright indirect
- Never let dry out
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Calathea orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifolia- Bright indirect
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Parlor palm
Chamaedorea elegans- Bright indirect / shade
- Moist, not soggy
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Pilea
Pilea peperomioides- Bright indirect
- Top dry between
- Non-toxic (NC State)
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum- Bright indirect
- Dry slightly between
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
How this list is built
Each species below appears because its care guide already cites primary sources (NC State Extension, Missouri Botanical Garden, ASPCA, UC IPM, Kew, or Iowa State Extension) for the trait this filter selects on. Toxicity classifications come from the ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants directory, or from NC State Extension or another named source where the ASPCA has no entry. No species is added to a filter without a citation on its guide page. See full source list
Maintained by Thomas Joseph.