Pet Friendly and Not Pet Friendly Plants

Protecting your pet’s health is always important, especially in their own yard. As you are choosing trees and plants for your landscape, making sure that nothing can harm your pet can be overwhelming. When you browse through the internet it may seem that almost every plant and tree can be toxic to your pets. It is important to remember that your pets and toxic plants can co-exist without any issues. Many toxic plants are only harmful when consumed in large quantities, so unless your pet has a tendency to chow down on anything and everything outside, your pet can thrive around toxic plants with no issue. Below is a list of common toxic and non-toxic plants to pets to help you plan out your landscape. It is important to remember that even though you may see a plant on the toxic list in your own yard, it doesn’t mean you have to immediately pull it out. You may only need to take it out if your pet regularly chews or eats on plant material in your yard.

Common Toxic Plants

Azelela (dogs and cats)

Barberry (dogs and cats)

Boxwood (dogs and cats)

Buckthorn (dogs and cats)

Chokecherry (dogs and cats)

Clematis (dogs and cats)

Daylily (cats)

Dianthus (dogs and cats)

Foxglove (cats)

Holly (dogs and cats)

Hosta (dogs and cats)

Hydrangea (dogs and cats)

Iris (dogs and cats)

Ivy (dogs and cats)

Larkspur (dogs and cats)

Laurels (dogs and cats)

Lavender (dogs and cats)

Lupine (dogs and cats)

Milkweed (dogs and cats)

Peony (dogs and cats)

Rose of Sharon (dogs and cats)

Serviceberry 

Yew (dogs and cats)

Common Non-Toxic Plants

Amur Maple

Aster

Bee Balm

Black-eyed Susan

Butterfly Bush

Catmint

Cedar

Coral Bells

Coreopsis

Creeping Phlox

Dogwood

Dogwood Trees

Forsythia

Hens and Chicks

Honeylocust

Linden

Mugo Pine

Oregon Grape

Pine Trees

Potentilla

Red Maples

Rose

Salvia

Sedum

Spirea

Spruce Trees

Thyme

Tulip Tree

Veronica

Weigela