Plant safety reference
Is that plant poisonous?
Look up a plant and get the answer first: safe, use caution, or toxic, for people, dogs, and cats. Then read what is actually dangerous and what to do if it has been eaten.
In an emergency, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 (US) or your local number, or contact a veterinarian. Do not wait for symptoms.
Safe · 13 plants — non-toxic in normal contact
Use caution · 43 plants — mild upset, rarely serious
Toxic · 82 plants — can be genuinely dangerous
Plants A–Z
- Toxic Are Amaryllis
- Use caution Are Begonias
- Toxic Are Daffodils Poisonous to Dogs and Cats?
- Use caution Are Ornamental Peppers
- Safe Are Sunflowers Poisonous to Dogs and Cats?
- Safe Tomato
- Use caution frican Blue Lily
- Safe frican Daisy
- Use caution frican Milkbush
- Use caution lbizia julibrissin
- Safe lyssum Poisonous to Dogs?
- Use caution merican Century Plant
- Toxic rnica Poisonous? Toxicity to Dogs, Cats, and Humans
- Use caution ucuba Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for Pets and People
- Use caution vocado Poisonous? Toxicity to Horses, Dogs, Cats, and Humans
- Use caution Baby's Breath Poisonous? Toxicity to Dogs, Cats, and Humans
- Toxic Bishop's Weed Poisonous? Toxicity to Pets and People
- Toxic Black Bryony Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for a Toxic Hedgerow Plant
- Toxic Black Locust Poisonous? Toxicity for Dogs, Cats, and Children
- Toxic Blood Lily Poisonous? Toxicity for Pets and Children
- Toxic Blue Cohosh
- Use caution Bluebell Poisonous? Toxicity for Pets and Children
- Use caution Borage
- Toxic Box (Boxwood)
- Use caution California Poppy
- Use caution Candelabra Cactus
- Toxic Castor Bean Plant
- Safe Chenille Plant
- Safe Chenille Plant
- Toxic Cherry Laurel
- Toxic Chinaberry
- Use caution Comfrey
- Toxic Coyotilla
- Use caution Croton
- Toxic Crown of Thorns
- Toxic Daphne
- Toxic Day
- Toxic Deadly Nightshade
- Toxic Desert Rose
- Toxic Devil's Ivy
- Toxic Dieffenbachia
- Toxic Dogbane
- Toxic Elephant's Ear
- Toxic English Ivy
- Toxic Euonymus
- Use caution Euphorbium
- Toxic European Mistletoe
- Use caution Fiddleneck
- Use caution Fishtail Palm
- Toxic Foxglove
- Use caution Ginkgo
- Toxic Gloriosa Lily
- Toxic Golden Chain Tree
- Toxic Golden Dewdrop
- Use caution Goldenseal
- Toxic Greater Celandine Poisonous? Orange
- Safe Green Earth Star Poisonous? Safety Guide for Pets and People
- Toxic Heavenly Bamboo Poisonous? Nandina Toxicity to Pets and People
- Toxic Hemlock Poisonous? Poison Hemlock, Water Hemlock, and the Hemlock Tree
- Toxic Henbane Poisonous? Hyoscyamus Niger Toxicity for Pets and People
- Toxic Herb
- Toxic Horse Chestnut
- Use caution Horseradish
- Toxic Hyacinth
- Toxic Hydrangea
- Toxic Jack
- Toxic Jerusalem Cherry
- Toxic Kaffir Lily
- Toxic Karaka Nut
- Toxic Kentucky Coffee Tree
- Toxic Lantana
- Use caution Licorice Poisonous? Safety Guide for Pets and People
- Toxic Lily of the Palace Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for Pets and People
- Toxic Lily of the Valley Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for Pets and People
- Use caution Loquat Poisonous? Seeds, Leaves, and Fruit Safety Guide
- Toxic Lords and Ladies Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for Pets and People
- Toxic Madagascar Periwinkle Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for Pets and People
- Toxic Manchineel Tree
- Toxic Marijuana Poisonous to Dogs and Cats?
- Use caution May Lily
- Toxic Meadow Saffron
- Use caution Mediterranean Thistle
- Toxic Milkweed
- Toxic Mock Azalea
- Toxic Monkshood
- Toxic Moonseed
- Safe Netted Vriesea
- Toxic Ngaio Tree
- Toxic Night
- Use caution Nutmeg
- Toxic Oleander
- Use caution Oyster Plant
- Toxic Peace Lily
- Toxic Pencil Tree Poisonous? Latex Sap Risks for Humans, Cats, and Dogs
- Safe Persian Violet
- Use caution Peruvian Lily Poisonous? Key Facts About Alstroemeria Toxicity
- Toxic Peyote
- Toxic Pheasant's Eye
- Use caution Philodendron Poisonous? Risks for Humans, Cats, and Dogs
- Safe Pineapple Poisonous to Dogs and Cats?
- Safe Pink Quill Poisonous? Toxicity to Cats, Dogs, and Humans
- Use caution Poinsettia Poisonous? Toxicity Guide for Pets and People
- Toxic Pokeweed
- Toxic Red Squill
- Toxic Rosary Pea
- Use caution Rouge Plant
- Safe Saffron Crocus
- Toxic Sandbox Tree
- Toxic Savin
- Use caution Schefflera
- Use caution Silk Vine
- Toxic Skunk Cabbage
- Use caution Spurge
- Toxic St. John's Wort
- Use caution Sweet Flag
- Use caution Taro
- Toxic Coffee Plant
- Toxic Snowdrop
- Use caution Tuberous Begonia
- Toxic Tung Oil Tree
- Safe Urn Plant
- Use caution Water Lettuce
- Use caution Wax Begonia
- Toxic White Baneberry
- Toxic White Cedar
- Toxic White Snakeroot
- Use caution Whiteweed
- Use caution Wild Calla
- Use caution Wild Radish
- Toxic Wild Rosemary
- Use caution Wintersweet
- Toxic Wisteria
- Toxic Wormwood
- Toxic Yellow Allamanda
- Toxic Yellow Jessamine Poisonous? Toxic to Humans, Dogs & Cats
- Toxic Yellow Oleander Poisonous? Yes
- Toxic Yellow Skunk Cabbage
- Toxic Zulu Potato