Non-Toxic Plants

If you want to have plants but you’re worried about your pets or children getting sick from
ingesting them, this list of non-toxic plants is for you. Plants absorb any fertilizers you use, so make sure to get non-toxic fertilizers if you use them!

Any plant material, even non-toxic, can cause upset stomach or gastrointestinal issues if
ingested. Certain plants, like some varieties of Hoya’s, produce a latex sap that can irritate skin or cause reactions in people with a latex allergy.

African Daisy
African Violets
Air Plant
Aluminum Plant
Areca Palm
Baby’s Tears (Polka Dot Plant)
Banana Tree
Bird’s Nest Fern
Boston Fern
Bromeliad
Butterfly Palm
Calathea
Camellia (leaves contain caffeine, used to make tea)
Cast Iron Plant
Christmas Cactus
Donkey’s Tail Sedum (Burrow’s Tail)
Echeveria Succulent
Golden Bamboo
Goldfish Plant
Haworthia Succulent
Lipstick Plant
Maidenhair Fern
Mosaic Plant
Nerve Plant
Orchid
Parlor Palm
Peperomia
Pilea
Ponytail Palm
Prayer Plant (Maranta)
Purple Passion Vine (not to be confused with passionflowers, which are VERY toxic)
Purple Waffle Plant
Spider Plant
Staghorn Fern
Swedish Ivy
Wax Plant (Hoya)