Plants Safe for Cats: Non-Toxic Picks Listed by the ASPCA — Page 2

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How we chose these plants: Plants in PlantoScan's curated catalogue that the ASPCA lists as non-toxic to cats, matched by scientific name (or by genus for genus-wide ASPCA entries). 122 plants match; each links to its full care guide.

Fittonia
Fittonia verschaffeltii
Bright indirectEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenis
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
Amanda FisherCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Tulip Poplar Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
AI generated
Zucchini Plant
Cucurbita pepo
Full sunEvery 3–7 daysPet-safe
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Burros Tail
Sedum morganianum
Bright indirectEvery 14–21 daysPet-safe
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Kentia Palm
Howea forsteriana
Bright indirect to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Lady Banks Rose
Rosa banksiae
Bright indirectEvery 4–7 daysPet-safe
ALDONA RadominskaCC BY-SA 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Rabbits Foot Fern
Davallia fejeensis
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
ChhePublic domain Wikimedia Commons
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
John A HaskinsCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Ghost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Bright indirectEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Image: PlantoScan
Jewel Orchid
Ludisia discolor
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
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Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Bright indirect to low lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Money Tree
Pachira aquatica
Bright indirectEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Stevia Plant
Stevia rebaudiana
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 3–5 daysPet-safe
Ethel AardvarkCC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commonsresized
Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Summit Metro ParksCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreia
Bright indirect to low lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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China Aster
Callistephus chinensis
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 4–7 daysPet-safe
Emőke DénesCC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commonsresized
Cockscomb
Celosia argentea
Full sunEvery 4–7 daysPet-safe
Josh HedleyCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Golden Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Bright indirect to low lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
florawhiteCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Spikemoss
Selaginella kraussiana
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
EliasCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Aluminum Plant
Pilea cadierei
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
Greg III EsperaCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Bunny Ear Cactus
Opuntia microdasys
Full sunEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Madagascar Jasmine
Stephanotis floribunda
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
Kevin FaccendaCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Pink Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Lisa BennettCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
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Button Fern
Pellaea rotundifolia
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
Saryu Mae 前朝琉CC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Hindu Rope Plant
Hoya compacta
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Hoya Pubicalyx
Hoya pubicalyx
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Samuel LeeCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Beavertail Cactus
Opuntia basilaris
Full sunEvery 14–21 daysPet-safe
Matt BergerCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Michael J. PapayCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Easter Lily Cactus
Echinopsis oxygona
Full sunEvery 14–21 daysPet-safe
no rights reservedCC0 1.0 iNaturalist
Elephant Foot Plant
Nolina recurvata
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 14–21 daysPet-safe
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Grape Ivy
Cissus rhombifolia
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Francisco Farriols SarabiaCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Haworthia Cooperi
Haworthia cooperi
Bright indirectEvery 14–21 daysPet-safe
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Rattlesnake Calathea
Calathea insignis
Bright indirectEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
Trevor Van LoonCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
Full sunEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
no rights reservedCC0 1.0 iNaturalist
Western Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
Filtered light, partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Ed AlversonCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Artillery Plant
Pilea microphylla
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
no rights reservedCC0 1.0 iNaturalist
Bloodleaf Plant
Iresine herbstii
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
Alejandro Bruno Miranda-CalleCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Calathea Roseopicta
Calathea roseopicta
Bright indirectEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
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Crimson Bottlebrush
Callistemon citrinus
Full sunEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
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Dancing Lady Orchid
Oncidium sphacelatum
Bright indirect lightEvery 7–10 daysPet-safe
no rights reservedCC0 1.0 iNaturalist
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Bright IndirectEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
HundaCC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commonsresized
Japanese Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Bright indirect to low lightEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
AI generated
Weeping Bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
AI generated
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Full sun to partial shadeEvery 7–14 daysPet-safe
Taro IetakaCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized

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