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)
Carpenteria californica 'Bodnant'
Tree anenome
Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth'
Tree anemone
Carum carvi
Caraway
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Arthur Simmonds'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Bluebeard, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'First Choice'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Summer Sorbet'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Worcester Gold'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Bluebeard, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis Hint of Gold = 'Lisaura'
Golden bluebeard, Golden blue mist shrub
Caryopteris x clandonensis Sterling Silver = 'Lissilv'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Ceanothus 'Burkwoodii'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Cascade'
California lilac, Redroot, Creeping blue blossom
Ceanothus 'Concha'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Southmead'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Topaze'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Mystery Blue'
Blue blossom, Blue brush
Ceanothus x delileanus 'Gloire de Versailles'
California lilac, Redroot, French hybrid ceanothus
Ceanothus x pallidus 'Perle Rose'
California lilac, Redroot
Centaurea cineraria subsp. cineraria
Dusty miller
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Autumn flowering shrubby plumbago
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue = 'Lice'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Chinese redbud
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei'
Showy Chinese quince
Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson and Gold'
Flowering quince
Chaenomeles x superba 'Nicoline'
Flowering quince
Chaenomeles x superba 'Pink Lady'
Flowering quince
Chaenomeles x superba 'Rowallane'
Flowering quince
Chenopodium amaranticolor
Tree spinach, Magenta lamb's quarters
Chimonanthus praecox 'Grandiflorus'
Wintersweet, Fragrant wintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox 'Luteus'
Wintersweet, Fragrant wintersweet
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Plume thistle, Thistle, Brook thistle
Cistus 'Snow Fire'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus x cyprius
Cyprus cistus
Cistus x cyprius var. ellipticus 'Elma'
Cyprus cistus
Cistus x dansereaui 'Decumbens'
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x dansereaui 'Jenkyn Place'
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x laxus 'Snow White'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus x lenis 'Grayswood Pink'
Lenis rock rose
Cistus x obtusifolius 'Thrive'
Rock rose
Clerodendrum trichotomum 'Carnival'
Glory tree, Harlequin glorybower
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. fargesii
Glory tree, Harlequin glorybower
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Sweet pepper bush, Summersweet
Clianthus puniceus
Parrot's bill, Lobster claw, Kaka's beak, Glory pea
Convolvulus sabatius
Ground morning glory, Trailing morning glory
Cordyline 'Torbay Red'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
Large flowered tickseed, Lance coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata 'Grandiflora'
Pot o' gold, Moonbeam tickseed, Threadleaf coreopsis, Whorled tickseed
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander, cilantro
Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder'
Dogwood, Cornel