Pet-Friendly Plants
Pet-Friendly Plants These non-toxic plants and faux & preserved options are extra inviting for giftees that share their home with cats, dogs, and other furry family members.
If you are adding a new fur baby to the family or already have beloved pets in your life and you want to dive into the world of plants, this blog is for you. It can be easy to overlook the fact that some plants can be toxic to the pets in your home. Luckily there are many pet-friendly houseplant options, and the indoorpeace team is here to help.
If you’d like to invest in some pet-friendly houseplants that won’t pose a risk to your dog or cat, here are our top 15 plant picks that can peacefully coexist with your furry friends.
There are two things we love deeply in life: plants and pets. So that’s why we’re on the lookout for pet-friendly plants that won’t threaten your fur babies if they take a nibble. For the uninitiated, yep, certain plants can be toxic to pets when ingested, sometimes causing seizures, tremors, or worse. Even the most well-behaved animals are bound to take a bite of a houseplant at some point, so we reached out to New Jersey veterinarian Judy Morgan for her advice on how to select ones that won’t harm the four-legged friends in our lives. Since we strongly endorse adding greenery to your home to clean your air and improve your mood while also making sure your furry friend is safe and sound, read on for 22 of our favorite pet-safe plants that are kosher for cats and dogs. We also included all of the tips you’ll need to keep your new plant happy in your home environment.
Pet-friendly indoor plants
1. CALATHEA PLANT:
The Calathea Plant has exquisite fishbone-style markings on her leaves. She’s the perfect plant for anyone looking for striking pet-friendly house plants.
2. STRING OF HEARTS:
These plants get their name from their long trails of gorgeous little heart-shaped leaves.
3. CALATHEA MEDALLION:
If you want your pet-friendly house plants to add a bit of colour to your
4. PLEATED BIRDS NEST FERN:
Sometimes the beauty is in the simplicity of our pet-friendly house plants. That’s definitely the case with the Pleated Birds Nest Ferns. Their gorgeous bright green colour and thin jazzy wavy textured leaves are certainly worth raving about.
5. CHINESE MONEY PLANT:
Live long and prosper! Well, we can’t make you rich, but we can help you fill your home with a wealth of stunning pet-safe plants. And the Chinese Money Plant is the perfect example.
6. CALATHEA ORNATA:
Calathea Ornatas are one of the more colorful plant-friendly house plants on this list. With their pink and white pinstriped deep green leaves, these gorgeous plants are the perfect statement pieces.
7. PARLOUR PALM:
OH, the magnificent Parlor Palm! When you think of these pet-safe plants, you probably don’t think of the Victorians. However, Parlor Palms get their name from being a staple in the Parlour of wealthy Victorians, as they were considered a status symbol at the time.
The Calathea Plant has exquisite fishbone-style markings on her leaves. She’s the perfect plant for anyone looking for striking pet-friendly house plants.
2. STRING OF HEARTS:
These plants get their name from their long trails of gorgeous little heart-shaped leaves.
3. CALATHEA MEDALLION:
If you want your pet-friendly house plants to add a bit of colour to your
4. PLEATED BIRDS NEST FERN:
Sometimes the beauty is in the simplicity of our pet-friendly house plants. That’s definitely the case with the Pleated Birds Nest Ferns. Their gorgeous bright green colour and thin jazzy wavy textured leaves are certainly worth raving about.
5. CHINESE MONEY PLANT:
Live long and prosper! Well, we can’t make you rich, but we can help you fill your home with a wealth of stunning pet-safe plants. And the Chinese Money Plant is the perfect example.
6. CALATHEA ORNATA:
Calathea Ornatas are one of the more colorful plant-friendly house plants on this list. With their pink and white pinstriped deep green leaves, these gorgeous plants are the perfect statement pieces.
7. PARLOUR PALM:
OH, the magnificent Parlor Palm! When you think of these pet-safe plants, you probably don’t think of the Victorians. However, Parlor Palms get their name from being a staple in the Parlour of wealthy Victorians, as they were considered a status symbol at the time.
Now the Plants
Now we know that some plants are toxic and some are non-toxic. Great. Now what?
Your new pet will definitely want to sniff and or lick all of these fun new green things in your home, because why not. Before that happens let’s move some plants around.
Any plant you have identified as toxic, put together in a group. Some plants that are considered toxic are not as dangerous as others, but it’s important to put any “toxic” plants together and away for now. Now, move any pet safe plants to whatever room you keep your plants in. And only keep pet safe plants in that room.
Let me explain. Part of the reward of doing all of this, reading this post when you could be doing literally anything else, is because you want your pets and plants to live harmoniously together. That means no chewing, no emergency rooms visits from plant consumption, no vomiting. The reward is just that. By letting your new friend loose in a room with only pet safe plants, we’re seeing what they go for and eat, if anything at all.
In your pet safe plant only room, you can now unleash your pet!
Your new pet will definitely want to sniff and or lick all of these fun new green things in your home, because why not. Before that happens let’s move some plants around.
Any plant you have identified as toxic, put together in a group. Some plants that are considered toxic are not as dangerous as others, but it’s important to put any “toxic” plants together and away for now. Now, move any pet safe plants to whatever room you keep your plants in. And only keep pet safe plants in that room.
Let me explain. Part of the reward of doing all of this, reading this post when you could be doing literally anything else, is because you want your pets and plants to live harmoniously together. That means no chewing, no emergency rooms visits from plant consumption, no vomiting. The reward is just that. By letting your new friend loose in a room with only pet safe plants, we’re seeing what they go for and eat, if anything at all.
In your pet safe plant only room, you can now unleash your pet!