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)
Anaphalis triplinervis
Three veined everlasting
Anaphalis triplinervis 'Sommerschnee'
Three veined everlasting
Anemone hupehensis 'Bowles's Pink'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Rotkappchen'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone ranunculoides
Yellow wood anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Elegans'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x lipsiensis 'Pallida'
Creamy anemone
Anethum graveolens
Dill
Angelica archangelica
Garden angelica, Wild parsnip, Archangel
Anisodontea capensis
Cape African Queen, South African mallow
Anthriscus cerefolium
Chervil, Garden chervil
Aquilegia flabellata
Fan columbine
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Flore Pleno'
Alpine rock cress
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Schneehaube'
Alpine rock cress
Arabis blepharophylla 'Fruhlingszauber'
Rose rock cress
Arabis procurrens 'Variegata'
Running rock cress
Aralia elata 'Aureovariegata'
Japanese angelica tree, Angelica tree
Aralia elata 'Variegata'
Japanese angelica tree, Angelica tree
Arbutus x andrachnoides
Cyprus strawberry tree, Hybrid strawberry tree
Arctium lappa
Great burdock
Arctotis x hybrida 'Flame'
African daisy, Hybrid African daisy
Arenaria montana
Alpine sandwort, Large flowered sandwort, Mountain sandwort
Argyranthemum 'Donington Hero'
Marguerite, Paris daisy
Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'
Marguerite, Paris daisy
Argyranthemum 'Petite Pink'
Marguerite, Paris daisy
Argyranthemum 'Vancouver'
Marguerite, Paris daisy
Argyranthemum foeniculaceum 'Royal Haze'
Masca daisy, Lace-leaf marguerite
Argyranthemum frutescens subsp. canariae
Boston daisy, Marguerite daisy
Argyranthemum gracile 'Chelsea Girl'
Graceful marguerite
Argyranthemum maderense
Labzarote golden daisy
Argyrocytisus battandieri 'Yellow Tail'
Moroccan broom, Pineapple broom
Armeria juniperifolia
Juniper thrift, Pyrenees thrift
Armeria juniperifolia 'Bevan's Variety'
Juniper thrift, Pyrenees thrift
Artemisia absinthium
Absinthe, Ware-moth, Common wormwood, Green ginger
Artemisia alba 'Canescens'
White sage
Artemisia arborescens
Tree artemisia, Tree wormwood
Artemisia arborescens 'Faith Raven'
Tree artemisia, Tree wormwood
Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon, Estragon
Artemisia lactiflora
White mugwort
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'
White sage, Cudweed, Western mugwort, Louisiana artemisia
Artemisia schmidtiana
Angel's hair, Wormwood, Silvermound mugwort, Satiny wormwood
Aruncus aethusifolius
Dwarf goat's beard, Korean goat's beard
Aruncus dioicus
Bride's feathers, Sylvan goat's beard
Aster alpinus
Alpine aster, Blue alpine daisy
Aster amellus 'Framfieldii'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster amellus 'Jacqueline Genebrier'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster amellus 'King George'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster