Plants safe for dogs, and plants toxic to dogs
Every plant here was checked against the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, veterinary references, poison control centers and university extension services. A plant is listed as safe only when a cited source says it is non-toxic to dogs, and every entry links to its sources.
We have checked 432 plants so far: 54 non-toxic to dogs, 99 toxic or mildly toxic, and 279 we can't call yet. The list grows as we check more.
Also for cats and kids, or check any plant.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
These filters come from our checked care guides, so for now they cover 11 of the 153 plants listed below.
Toxic to dogs (99)
Most dangerous first. Includes plants our sources call mildly toxic; each card says which, and how severe.
Florist's cyclamenCyclamen persicumToxic, severe
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0
Oxalis triangularisToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0
Common daffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Daniele Giugia, CC BY 4.0
FoxgloveDigitalis purpureaToxic, severe
Source: aspca.org
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0
Candle larkspurDelphinium elatumToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0
OleanderNerium oleanderToxic, severe
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Marco Zaccaria Di Fraia, CC BY 4.0
Common yewTaxus baccataToxic, severe
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0
Satsuki azaleaRhododendron indicumToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
OnionAllium cepaToxic, severe
Sources: aspca.org, merckvetmanual.com
Photo: Mirela, CC0
GarlicAllium sativumToxic, severe
Source: vcahospitals.com
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0
PeachPrunus persicaToxic, severe
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0
ApricotPrunus armeniacaToxic, severe
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Валя Айникеева, CC0
TamarindTamarindus indicaToxic, severe
Sources: aspcapro.org, merckvetmanual.com
Photo: Sayee Girdhari, CC BY 4.0
Cocoa treeTheobroma cacaoToxic, severe
Sources: merckvetmanual.com, poison.org
Photo: tonyblake, CC0
FlaxLinum usitatissimumToxic, severe
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castor oil plantRicinus communisToxic, severe
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Dvellakat, CC BY-SA 4.0
Maidenhair treeGinkgo bilobaToxic, severe
Source: merckvetmanual.com
Photo: EecherplazGinkgo06.jpg : Cayambe derivative work: Ginkgotree, CC BY-SA 3.0
Opium poppyPapaver somniferumToxic, severe
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: tanja niggendijker from apeldoorn, the netherlands, CC BY 2.0
Black nightshadeSolanum nigrumToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0
JimsonweedDatura stramoniumToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Taka assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common hopHumulus lupulusToxic, severe
Source: merckvetmanual.com
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Hagen Graebner assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5
CarambolaAverrhoa carambolaToxic, severe
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Judgefloro, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wild grapeVitis viniferaToxic, severe
Sources: merckvetmanual.com, vcahospitals.com
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY 2.5
Deadly nightshadeAtropa bella-donnaToxic, severe
Sources: ncsu.edu, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumToxic, severe
Sources: petpoisonhelpline.com, ncsu.edu
Photo: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0
Black locustRobinia pseudoacaciaToxic, severe
Sources: petpoisonhelpline.com, aspca.org
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but pleas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Poison hemlockConium maculatumToxic, severe
Source: aspca.org
Photo: MPF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacumToxic, severe
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Jom / Joachim Müllerchen, CC BY 2.5
RosarypeaAbrus precatoriusToxic, severe
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Madagascar periwinkleCatharanthus roseusToxic, severe
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Bailey Duncan, CC BY 4.0
Corn plantDracaena fragransToxic, moderate
Photo: bullj, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jade plantCrassula ovataToxic, moderate
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Gutiérrez Esther, CC BY-SA 4.0
Madagascar widow's-thrillKalanchoe blossfeldianaToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Dante, CC BY-SA 2.5
Dumb caneDieffenbachia seguineToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: hecklemore, CC BY 4.0
Heart of JesusCaladium bicolorToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0
ChivesAllium schoenoprasumToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0
TomatoSolanum lycopersicumToxic, moderate
Source: aspca.org
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0
Chinese wisteriaWisteria sinensisToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0
Common boxBuxus sempervirensToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: hecklemore, CC BY 4.0
CloveSyzygium aromaticumToxic, moderate
Sources: petpoisonhelpline.com, vcahospitals.com
Photo: Bayu Nugroho, CC BY-SA 4.0
MarijuanaCannabis sativaToxic, moderate
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0
Black elderberrySambucus nigraToxic, moderate
Sources: petpoisonhelpline.com, merckvetmanual.com
Photo: Willow, CC BY 2.5
Common St. JohnswortHypericum perforatumToxic, moderate
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
ShallotAllium ascalonicumToxic, moderate
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Key limeCitrus aurantiifoliaToxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Averette at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
Dragon tail plantEpipremnum pinnatumMildly toxic, moderate
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0
Coco yamColocasia esculentaMildly toxic, moderate
Photo: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0
Stinging nettleUrtica dioicaMildly toxic, moderate
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0
PothosEpipremnum aureumMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0
Swiss cheese plantMonstera deliciosaMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: André Nogueira Thomas, CC BY 4.0
Snake plantDracaena trifasciataMildly toxic
Photo: Martin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rubber plantFicus elasticaMildly toxic
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: VuThiAnh, CC0
Weeping figFicus benjaminaMildly toxic
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0
Swiss cheese vineMonstera adansoniiMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0
Fiddle-leaf figFicus lyrataMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Song of IndiaDracaena reflexaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Alison Copeland, CC BY 4.0
Lucky bambooDracaena brauniiMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0
Peace lilySpathiphyllum wallisiiMildly toxic
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Paulo Roberto C M Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0
Aloe veraAloe veraMildly toxic
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: thalia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tree philodendronPhilodendron bipinnatifidumMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0
Heartleaf philodendronPhilodendron hederaceumMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Alison Guerra, CC BY 4.0
Philodendron erubescensMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0
String of pearlsKleinia rowleyanaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0
Inch plantTradescantia zebrinaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0
English ivyHedera helixMildly toxic
Sources: aspca.org, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0
Small-leaf spiderwortTradescantia fluminensisMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0
Arrowhead plantSyngonium podophyllumMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: 葉子, CC0
Flamingo-lilyAnthurium andraeanumMildly toxic
Sources: ncsu.edu, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Ametsak, CC0
Umbrella plantHeptapleurum arboricolaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0
Bird of paradiseStrelitzia reginaeMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Garden crotonCodiaeum variegatumMildly toxic
Sources: petpoisonhelpline.com, ufl.edu
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoidesMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0
Common asparagus fernAsparagus setaceusMildly toxic
Sources: ncsu.edu, petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0
Begonia rexMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
Cwebe asparagus fernAsparagus densiflorusMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0
PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrimaMildly toxic
Source: merckvetmanual.com
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0
ChristplantEuphorbia miliiMildly toxic
Sources: petpoisonhelpline.com, ncsu.edu
Photo: Alex Fernando, CC0
LemonCitrus limonMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophyllaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0
English lavenderLavandula angustifoliaMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0
SpearmintMentha spicataMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0
PeppermintMentha × piperitaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: RJ Baltierra, CC BY 4.0
OreganoOriganum vulgareMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Naturalista, CC BY 4.0
CarnationDianthus caryophyllusMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0
Florist's daisyChrysanthemum morifoliumMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fragrant plantain lilyHosta plantagineaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
English hollyIlex aquifoliumMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0
Bay laurelLaurus nobilisMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0
American aloeAgave americanaMildly toxic
Source: merckvetmanual.com
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0
TiplantCordyline fruticosaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Ben Sims, CC0
AvocadoPersea americanaMildly toxic
Source: petpoisonhelpline.com
Photo: Jhonatan Matheus, CC BY 4.0
Common yarrowAchillea millefoliumMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: O. Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0
RapeBrassica napusMildly toxic
Sources: animalpoisonline.co.uk, vpisglobal.com
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
MarjoramOriganum majoranaMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantiumMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 4.0
Common borageBorago officinalisMildly toxic
Source: aspca.org
Photo: Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0