Pet-safe houseplants
Most houseplants are perfectly safe for pets, although they might nibble them they are very unlikely to eat enough to make them sick. If you are at all anxious, choose from this list of plants that are known to be perfectly safe for pets. ; Top tip: Position houseplants out of the way of pets and small children.
Plants (56)
Calathea dressleri 'Helen Kennedy'
Peacock plant
Calathea majestica
Majestic calathea
Calathea makoyana
Peacock plant, Brain plant, Cathedral window
Calathea musaica 'Network'
Chamaedorea elegans
Parlour palm, Good luck palm
Chlorophytum 'Bonnie'
Curly spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plant, Ribbon plant, Walking anthericum, Spider ivy
Dypsis lutescens
Yellow palm, Areca palm, Butterfly palm, Cane palm, Golden yellow palm, Bamboo palm
Fascicularia bicolor
Bicolored giant bromeliad
Nephrolepis exaltata
Tall ladder fern, Sword fern
Nephrolepis exaltata 'Green Lady'
Tall ladder fern
Phlebodium aureum
Golden polypody, Rabbit's foot fern, Hare's foot fern
Tillandsia
Air plant, Air flower
Aechmea 'Blue Rain'
Aechmea ramosa
Branched spear point, Branched urn plant
Areca catechu
Areca palm, Betel-nut palm, Pinang, Bonga
Calathea 'Fusion White'
Peacock plant
Calathea 'Stella'
Peacock plant
Calathea 'Velvet Glory'
Peacock plant
Calathea warscewiczii
Peacock plant
Calathea zebrina
Zebra plant
Chlorophytum 'Atlantic'
Spider plant, Grass lily
Chlorophytum comosum 'Hawaiian'
Spider plant, Spider ivy, Ribbon plant, Walking anthericum
Chlorophytum comosum 'Ocean'
Spider plant, Spider ivy, Ribbon plant, Walking anthericum
Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'
Spider plant, Spider ivy
Chlorophytum orchidastrum 'Green Orange'
Spider plant, Mandarin plant
Fascicularia pitcairniifolia
Pitcairn bromeliad
Guzmania
Cone-bearing bromeliad, Guzman's bromeliad
Guzmania conifera
Cone-bearing bromeliad, Guzman's bromeliad
Guzmania Hope = 'Durahop'
Guzman's bromeliad, Cone-bearing bromeliad
Guzmania lingulata
Quiche, Tongue-shaped, Bromeliad
Guzmania lingulata 'Francesca'
Guzman's bromeliad, Scarlet star
Guzmania lingulata 'Linea Pink'
Scarlet star
Neoregelia
New-regelia bromeliad
Neoregelia carolinae
Blushing bromeliad
Neoregelia spectabilis
Painted fingernail, Fingernail plant, Fingernail bromeliad
Neoregelia x martin
Martin's bromeliad
Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
Boston fern, Tall ladder fern
Phlebodium aureum 'Blue Star'
Golden polypody, Rabbit's foot fern, Hare's foot fern
Phlebodium aureum Davana = 'Raadphle01'
Blue star fern
Tillandsia 'Dolce'
Air plant, Air flower
Tillandsia cyanea
Air plant, Air flower
Tillandsia cyanea 'Biancini'
White quill
Tillandsia usneoides
Air plant, Air flower, Old man's beard, Spanish moss
Tradescantia 'Brightness'
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Silver inch plant
Tradescantia 'Nanouk'
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Flowering inch plant
Tradescantia 'Quadricolor'
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Four-coloured silver inch plant
Tradescantia 'Tiana'
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Silver inch plant