Pet-friendly outdoor plants
The vast majority of outdoor plants 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. And specially selected for being good, healthy plants which have the Award of Garden Merit (AGM), which is the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) seal of approval for reliability in the garden. It helps you choose plants with confidence.
All pet friendly outdoor plants
1799 plants
Pet-friendly herbs
120 plants
Pet-friendly perennials
376 plants
Pet-friendly shrubs
318 plants
All plants (1907)
Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
Goucher's large flowered abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Hopleys'
Glossy Abelia, Large flowered Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Lake Maggiore'
Glossy abelia, Large flowered abelia
Acer palmatum 'Beni-maiko'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Garnet'
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Achillea 'Moonshine'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
Fernleaf yarrow
Agapanthus 'Arctic Star'
African lily, Love flowers
Agapanthus 'Midnight Star'
African lily, Love flowers
Agapanthus Double Diamond = 'Rfdd'
African lily, Love flowers
Alchemilla mollis
Garden lady's mantle
Amelanchier lamarckii
Snowy mespilus, Shadblow
Andromeda polifolia 'Compacta'
Bog rosemary, Marsh andromeda
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana
Roman chamomile, Sicilian chamomile
Arbutus unedo f. rubra
Killarney strawberry tree, Djina
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Wormwood, Sage brush, Mugwort
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana'
Angel's hair, Wormwood, Silvermound mugwort, Satiny wormwood
Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear'
Chatham Island astelia
Aster 'Little Carlow'
Blue wood aster, Beeweed
Astilbe 'Fanal'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Montgomery'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Sprite'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astrantia 'Roma'
Masterwort
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Berberis darwinii
Darwin's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Maria'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration'
Barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Crimson pygmy barberry, Little favourite, Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Golden Ring'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin'
Thunberg's mottled barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis x frikartii 'Amstelveen'
Frikart's barberry
Berberis x media 'Red Jewel'
Median hybrid barberry
Berberis x stenophylla
Rosemary barberry
Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Brachyglottis compacta 'Sunshine'
Compact shrubby ragwort
Brachyglottis Walberton's Silver Dormouse = 'Walbrach'
Shrubby ragwort
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
Siberian bugloss, Greater forget-me-not, Heartleaf brunnera, Dwarf anchusa
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'
Siberian bugloss, Greater forget-me-not, Heartleaf brunnera, Dwarf anchusa
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja alternifolia
Alternate leaf butterfly bush, Fountain buddleia, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia