Pet-safe houseplants to consider
- Spider Plant
- Boston Fern
- Areca Palm
- Parlor Palm
- Calathea / Prayer Plant
- Peperomia
- African Violet
- Orchid
- Haworthia
- Pilea
- Christmas Cactus
- Cat Grass
Before buying or bringing plants home
- Confirm the exact common name and botanical name.
- Check whether the plant is safe for your specific pet.
- Avoid unknown bouquets, unlabeled cuttings, and mystery plants.
- Keep fertilizers, pest treatments, and soil additives away from pets.
- Use raised shelves or stands for tempting plants.
- Save poison hotline numbers before an emergency.
Emergency notes
If your pet eats a plant, remove access, identify the plant, estimate the amount and time eaten, and contact your veterinarian or a pet poison hotline. Do not induce vomiting unless a veterinary professional tells you to.
ASPCA Animal Poison Control: (888) 426-4435
Pet Poison Helpline: (855) 764-7661