Houseplants have seen a surge in popularity over the past few years, but not all plants are safe to have around dogs. This article looks at which houseplants are toxic and non-toxic to dogs.
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| Toxic (Toxic or Pet friendly) |
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| Adanson’s monstera (Monstera adansonii) | Toxic |  |
| African milk thistle (Euphorbia trigona) | Toxic |  |
| African violet (Saintpaulia) | Pet friendly |  |
| Air plant (Tillandsia xerographica) | Toxic |  |
| Aloe vera (Aloe spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Aluminium plant (Pilea cadierei) | Toxic |  |
| Anthurium (Anthurium spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum) | Toxic |  |
| Asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus) | Toxic |  |
| Baby rubber plant (Peperomia obtusifolia) | Pet friendly |  |
| Bear’s paw (Cotyledon tomentosa) | Mildly toxic |  |
| Belladonna lily (Amaryllis spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Bengal fig (Ficus benghalensis ‘Audrey’) | Toxic | – |
| Bird of paradise (Strelitzia spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus) | Pet friendly |  |
| Black velvet alocasia (Alocasia reginula) | Toxic |  |
| Blue chalk sticks (Curio talinoides var. maldraliscae) | Toxic | – |
| Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) | Pet friendly |  |
| Bunny ears cactus (Opuntia microdasys) | Pet friendly |  |
| Cacti (Cactaceae) | Pet friendly |  |
| Calathea (Calathea spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens) | Toxic |  |
| Carrion plant (Stapelia grandiflora) | Toxic |  |
| Cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior) | Pet friendly |  |
| Chain of hearts (Ceropegia woodii) | Pet friendly |  |
| China doll plant (Radermachera sinica) | Pet friendly |  |
| Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinesis) | Pet friendly |  |
| Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) | Pet friendly |  |
| Climbing onion (Bowiea volubilis) | Toxic | – |
| Cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) | Pet friendly |  |
| Condom plant (Ceropegia ampliata) | Toxic |  |
| Creeping philodendron (Rhaphidophora decursiva) | Toxic |  |
| Cupid peperomia (Peperomia scandens) | Pet friendly |  |
| Cyclamen (Cyclamen spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Devil’s ivy (Pothos spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Donkey ears (Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri) | Toxic |  |
| Donkey’s tail (Sedum morganianum) | Pet friendly |  |
| Dragon scale (Alocasia baginda ‘Dragon Scale’) | Toxic |  |
| Drooping prickly pear (Opuntia monacantha) | Pet friendly |  |
| Elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta) | Toxic |  |
| Elkhorn fern (Platycerium bifuratum) | Pet friendly |  |
| Emerald ripple peperomia (Peperomia caperata) | Pet friendly |  |
| English ivy (Hedera helix) | Toxic |  |
| Exotic begonia (Begonia brevirimosa) | Toxic |  |
| Eyelash begonia (Begonia bowerae) | Toxic |  |
| Fern leaf cactus (Selenicereus chrysocardium) | Toxic | – |
| Fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) | Toxic |  |
| Flapjack (Kalanchoe luciae) | Toxic |  |
| Flat mistletoe cactus (Rhipsalis goebeliana) | Pet friendly | – |
| Fuzzy leaf begonia (Begonia peltata) | Toxic |  |
| Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos) | Toxic |  |
| Giant white bird of paradise (Strelitzia nicolai) |
Toxic |  |
| Golden cane (Dypsis lutescens) | Pet friendly |  |
| Golden rat tail (Winterocereus aureispinus) | Pet friendly |  |
| Grape ivy (Cissus rhombifolia) | Pet friendly |  |
| Green ice (Gasteraloe ‘green ice’) | Pet friendly | – |
| Green shield alocasia (Alocasia clypeolata) | Toxic |  |
| Hairy stemmed rhipsalis (Rhipsalis pilocarpa) |
Pet friendly |  |
| Happy plant (Dracaena spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Heart-leaf-fern (Hemionitis arifolia) | Pet friendly |  |
| Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) | Toxic |  |
| Hippeastrum (Hippeastrum spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Horsehead philodendron (Philodendron bipennifolium) | Toxic |  |
| Iron cross oxalis (Oxalis tetraphylla) | Toxic |  |
| Jade plant (Crassula ovata) | Toxic |  |
| Japanese aralia plant (Fatsia spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Kentia palm (Howea forsteriana) | Pet friendly |  |
| Kris plant (Alocasia sanderiana) | Toxic |  |
| Lady palm (Rhapis excelsa) | Pet friendly |  |
| Laui (Echeveria laui) | Pet friendly |  |
| Lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans) | Pet friendly |  |
| Macho fern (Nephrolepis biserrata ‘macho’) | Pet friendly | – |
| Madagascar dragon tree (Dracaena marginata) | Toxic |  |
| Maidenhair fern (Adiantum aethiopicum) | Pet friendly |  |
| Mazae begonia (Begonia mazae) | Toxic |  |
| Mini monstera (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma) | Toxic |  |
| Mistletoe cactus (Rhipsalis baccifera) | Pet friendly |  |
| Money tree plant (Pachira aquatica) | Pet friendly |  |
| Monroe (Echeveria x ‘Monroe) | Pet friendly | – |
| Monstrose apple cactus (Cerus hildannianus ‘monstrose) | Pet friendly |  |
| Moses-in-the-cradle (Tradescantia spathacea) | Toxic |  |
| Nerve plant (Fittonia albivenis) | Pet friendly |  |
| Network calathea (Calathea musaica) | Pet friendly |  |
| Never never plant (Ctenanthe spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Oak leaf philodendron (Philodendron pedatum) | Toxic |  |
| Painted leaf begonia (Begonia rex) | Toxic |  |
| Parlour palm (Chamaedorea elegans) | Pet friendly |  |
| Peace lily (Spathiphyllum spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Peacock plant (Calathea lietzei) | Toxic |  |
| Pencil plant (Euphorbia tirucalli) | Toxic |  |
| Peruvian apple cactus (Cereus repandus) | Pet friendly |  |
| Philodendron ‘pink princess’ (Philodendron erubescens) | Toxic |  |
| Philodendron ‘prince of orange’ (Philodendron erubescens) | Toxic |  |
| Pitcher plant (Nepentes spp.) | Mildly toxic |  |
| Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) | Mildly toxic |  |
| Polka dot begonia (Begonia maculata) | Toxic |  |
| Polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) | Pet friendly |  |
| Ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) | Pet friendly |  |
| Prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) | Pet friendly |  |
| Pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) | Pet friendly |  |
| Purple oxalis (Oxalis triangularis) | Toxic |  |
| Queen anthurium (Anthurium warocqueanum) | Toxic |  |
| Queen of hearts (Homalomena spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Rabbit’s foot fern (Davallia fejeensis) | Pet friendly |  |
| Radiator plants (Peperomia spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Raindrop peperomia (Peperomia polybotrya) | Pet friendly |  |
| Rat tail cactus (Disocactus flagelliformis) | Toxic |  |
| Red secret (Alocasia cuprea) | Toxic |  |
| Rock fig (Ficus petiolaris) | Toxic |  |
| Rubber plant (Ficus elastica) | Toxic |  |
| Sabre fig (Ficus binnendijkii) | Toxic |  |
| Sago palm (Cycas revoluta) | Toxic |  |
| Sander’s alocasia (Alocasia sanderiana) | Toxic |  |
| Satin vine (Scindapsus pictus var. argyraeus) | Pet friendly |  |
| Scaly zamia (Lepidozamia peroffskyana) | Toxic | – |
| Schismatoglottis (Schismatoglottis spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Silver dragon (Alocasia baginda) | Toxic |  |
| Silver leaf monstera (Monstera siltepecana) | Toxic |  |
| Skeleton key philodendron (Philodendron tortum) | Toxic |  |
| Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata syn. Sansevieria trifasciata) | Toxic |  |
| Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) | Pet friendly |  |
| Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) | Pet friendly |  |
| Spiral aloe (Aloe polyphylla) | Toxic |  |
| Staghorn fern (Platycerium superbum) | Pet friendly |  |
| String of beans (Curio radicans) | Yes |  |
| String of buttons (Crassula perforata) | Pet friendly |  |
| String of hearts (Ceropegia woodii) | Pet friendly |  |
| String of needles (Ceropegia linearis) | Pet friendly |  |
| String of pearls (Curio rowleyanus) | Toxic |  |
| String of tears (Curio herreianus) | Toxic |  |
| Sundew (Drosera spp.) | Mildly toxic |  |
| Swedish ivy (Plectranthus australis) | Pet friendly |  |
| Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) | Toxic |  |
| Ti plant (Cordyline spp.) | Toxic | |
| Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) | Pet friendly |  |
| Tractor seat plant (Cremanthodium reniforme) | Toxic | – |
| Tradescantia (Tradescantia spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Tree houseleek (Aeonium spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Trumpet pitchers (Sarracenia spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Umbrella tree (Schefflera spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Velvet plant (Gynura aurantiaca) | Pet friendly |  |
| Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) | Pet friendly |  |
| Watermelon dischidia (Dischidia ovata) | Toxic |  |
| Watermelon peperomia (Peperomia argyreia) | Pet friendly |  |
| Wax plant (Hoya spp.) | Pet friendly |  |
| Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) | Toxic |  |
| White vein arrow leaf (Caladium lindenii) | Toxic |  |
| Windmill palm tree (Trachycarpus fortunei) | Pet friendly | – |
| Yucca (Yukka spp.) | Toxic |  |
| Zebra alocasia (Alocasia zebrina) | Toxic |  |
| Zebra cactus (Haworthiopsis attenuata) | Pet friendly |  |
| Zebra plant (Aphelandra squarrosa) | Pet friendly |  |
| ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) | Toxic |  |
Julia is a writer and landscape consultant from Wollongong with a love of horticulture. She had been an avid gardener for over 30 years, collects rare variegated plants and is a home orchardist. Julia is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge of plant propagation and plant toxicology. Whether it’s giving advice on landscape projects or sharing tips on growing, Julia enjoys helping people make their gardens flourish.
