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Plants and Flowers Safe for Dogs

These plants and flowers are rated non-toxic to dogs by the ASPCA. A dog that eats a lot of any plant can still get an upset stomach, and thorns, pesticides and fertilizers carry their own risks.

Pet ate a plant? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.

🟢 Non-toxic to dogs (24)

African VioletSaintpauliaDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicAreca PalmDypsis lutescensDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicAstersCallistephus chinensisDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicBoston FernNephrolepis exaltata bostoniensisDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicBunny Ear CactusOpuntia microdasysDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicCalatheaCalathea spp.Dogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicCamelliaCamellia japonicaDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicChinese Money PlantPilea peperomioidesDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicChristmas CactusSchlumbergera bridgesiiDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicEcheveriaEcheveria spp.Dogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicHaworthiaHaworthia spp.Dogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicHens and ChicksSempervivum spp.Dogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicMoney TreePachira aquaticaDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicOrchidsOrchidaceaeDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicPansiesViola tricolor var. hortensisDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicParlor PalmChamaedorea elegansDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicPeperomia (Ivy Leaf / Silver Leaf)Peperomia griseoargenteaDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicPetuniaPetunia spp.Dogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicPonytail PalmBeaucarnea recurvataDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicRosesRosaDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicSpider PlantChlorophytum comosumDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicSunflowersHelianthusDogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxicZinniaZinnia spp.Dogs: Non-toxicCats: Non-toxic

Frequently asked questions

What houseplants are safe for dogs?

Of the plants we cover, Boston fern, spider plant, Christmas cactus, orchids and African violets are rated non-toxic to dogs.

Ratings come from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center and are cited on each plant page. This list covers the plants we have reviewed so far (52); we add more regularly. Last checked: 2026-11-11. See all plants →