Many of us enjoy having both plants and fur-babies in our homes, but the unfortunate truth is that some plants are poisonous to cats and dogs. It just takes a few extra steps to avoid disaster! Check this list before you bring a new plant home so everyone stays happy and healthy.

Pet-Friendly Houseplants

African Violet

Air Plants

Baby Tears

Banana Tree

Bromeliad

Calathea

Carnivorous plants (Venus Fly Trap, pitcher plants)

Chicken Gizzard

Christmas Cactus

Echeveria

Ferns

Flame Violet

Haworthia

Hens & Chicks

Hoya

Money Tree

Moss

Nerve Plant

Norfolk Pine

Palms (Majesty, Areca, Parlor, Dwarf, Feather, Ponytail, etc)

Peperomia

Pilea (Chinese Money Plant, Friendship Plant, etc)

Polka Dot Plant/Splash

Prayer Plant

Purple Velvet Plant

Rubber Tree

Spider Plant

String of Turtles

String of Hearts

Waffle Plant

Toxic Houseplants for Pets

Aloe Vera

Arrowhead Vine

Asparagus Fern

Begonia

Calla Lily

Chinese Evergreen

Citrus trees

Coffee Plant

Coleus

Croton

Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)

Dracaena

Elephant Ear

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Flamingo Flower

Ivy

Jade Plant

Lavender

Monstera

Peace Lily

Philodendron

Pothos

Schefflera

Shamrock

Snake Plant (Mother-in-law Tongue)

String of Pearls

String of Dolphins

String of Bananas

String of Frogs

Wandering Jew

Weeping Fig

ZZ Plant