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)
Veronica prostrata 'Spode Blue'
Rockery speedwell, Harebell speedwell, Prostrate speedwell
Veronica spicata subsp. incana
Blue willow herb, Spiked speedwell
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
Bowmans root, Culvers physic, Oxadaddy, Quitch
Viburnum 'Eskimo'
Arrowwood
Viburnum 'Pragense'
Prague viburnum
Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora'
Korean spice viburnum, Carles viburnum
Viburnum cinnamomifolium
Cinnamon-leaved viburnum
Viburnum farreri
Fragrant viburnum, Farrer's viburnum
Viburnum furcatum
Forked viburnum
Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum'
Guelder rose, European cranberry bush
Viburnum plicatum 'Pink Beauty'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum plicatum 'Popcorn'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Cascade'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Dart's Red Robin'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'
Sargent viburnum, Sargent cranberry bush
Viburnum tinus 'French White'
Laurustinus
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Deben'
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk'
Burkwood viburnum, Mohawk viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid'
Burkwood viburnum, Dawn viburnum
Viburnum x hillieri 'Winton'
Hybrid viburnum, Hillier's viburnum
Vinca minor 'Argenteovariegata'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Azurea Flore Pleno'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Viola 'Inverurie Beauty'
Pansy
Viola 'Jackanapes'
Pansy
Viola 'Molly Sanderson'
Pansy
Viola 'Moonlight'
Viola
Viola cornuta
Horned violet, Alpine violet, Bedding pansy, Tufted violet
Viola cornuta Alba Group
Horned violet, Alpine violet, Bedding pansy, Tufted violet
Viola cucullata
Marsh blue violet, Hooded violet
Viola odorata
Sweet violet, Garden violet, English violet
Viola tricolor
Heartsease, Wild pansy, Love in idleness, Johnny jump up, Pink of my john, Loving idol
Weigela 'Praecox Variegata'
Weigela coraeensis
x Fatshedera lizei
Aralia ivy
x Fatshedera lizei 'Annemieke'
Aralia ivy
x Fatshedera lizei 'Variegata'
Aralia ivy
x Halimiocistus wintonensis 'Merrist Wood Cream'
Winton hybrid sun rose
x Heucherella 'Brass Lantern'
Foamy bells
x Heucherella 'Kimono'
Foamy bells
x Heucherella 'Tapestry'
Foamy bells
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Yellowhorn
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Cameo'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Ceanothus 'Blue Mound'
California lilac, Redroot
Hebe 'Pink Candy'
Shrubby veronica
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
Perennial pea, Broad leaved everlasting pea, Large leaved lathyrus, Wild sweet pea
Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender