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