Plants Safe for Dogs: Non-Toxic Picks Listed by the ASPCA

Dogs explore with their mouths, and puppies in particular will dig up, chew and swallow almost anything in a pot or a garden bed. Size matters too: a large dog can swallow a whole seedling or a handful of berries in seconds. That makes the garden as important as the living room — sago palm (Cycas revoluta), for example, is listed by the ASPCA as toxic to dogs and is a common landscape plant in warm climates.

Every plant below is listed as non-toxic to dogs in the ASPCA's toxic and non-toxic plant database, matched by scientific name against PlantoScan's curated catalogue. We only include species with a direct ASPCA entry, so you can check the source for each one. The list mixes houseplants with garden plants, since dogs spend time in both places. Non-toxic does not mean the plant is harmless to eat in quantity: large amounts of leaves, grass or bark can still cause vomiting or a blockage, and fertilisers, slug pellets and mulches can be more dangerous than the plants themselves. If your dog shows vomiting, drooling or lethargy after eating a plant, contact your vet or an animal poison control line.