Toxic Plants and Cats

Toxic Plants and Cats

Walking cat with lilies

A list of the most common toxic plants that are poisonous to cats. Please note that lilies *

If a cat ingests any part of a poisonous plant, immediately rush the cat to a veterinarian and take the plant for identification.

Almond (Pits of)

Aloe Vera

Alocasia

Amaryllis

Apple (seeds)

Apple Leaf Croton

Apricot (Pits of)

Arrowgrass

Asparagus Fern

Autumn Crocus

Avocado (fruit and pit)

Azalea Baby's Breath

Baneberry

Bayonet

Beargrass

Beech

Belladonna

Bird of Paradise

Bittersweet

Black-eyed Susan

Black Locust

Bleeding Heart

Bloodroot

Bluebonnet

Boxwood

Branding Ivy

Buckeyes

Buddhist Pine

Burning Bush

Buttercup Cactus

Candelabra

Caladiyum

Calla Lily

Castor Bean

Ceriman

Charming Dieffenbachia

Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves)

Cherry, ground

Cherry, Laurel

Chinaberry

Chinese Evergreen

Christmas Rose

Chrysanthemum

Cineraria

Clematis

Cordatum (philodendron)

Coriaria

Cornflower

Corn Plant

Cornstalk (plant)

Croton

Corydalis

Crocus, Autumn

Crown of Thorns

Cuban Laurel

Cut Leaf Philodendron

Cycads

Cyclamen

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Daphne

Datura

Deadly Nightshade

Death Camas

Devil's Ivy

Delphinium

Decentrea

Dieffenbachia

Dracaena Palm

Dragon Tree

Dumb Cane

Easter Lily *

Eggplant

Elaine

Elderberry

Elephant Ear

Emerald Feather

English Ivy

Eucalyptus

Euonymus

Evergreen Ferns

Fiddle-Leaf Fig

Florida Beauty

Flax

Four O'Clock

Foxglove

Fruit Salad Plant

Geranium

German Ivy

Giant Dumb Cane

Glacier Ivy

Golden Chain

Gold Dieffenbachia

Gold Dust Dracaena

Golden Glow

Golden Pothos

Gopher Purge

Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy

Heartland Philodendron

Hellebore

Hemlock (poison)

Hemlock (water)

Henbane

Holy

Horsebeans

Horsebrush

Horse Chestnuts

Hurricane Plant

Hyacinth

Hydrangea

Indian Rubber Plant

Indian Tobacco

Iris

Iris Ivy

Jack in the Pulpit

Janet Craig Dracaena

Japanese Show Lily *

Java Beans

Jessamine

Jerusalem Cherry

Jimson Weed

Jonquil

Jungle Trumpets

Kalanchoe

Lacy Tree Philodendron

Lantana

Larkspur

Laurel

Lily

Lily Spider

Lily of the Valley

Locoweed

Lupine

Madagascar

Marble Queen

Marigold

Marijuana

Mescal Bean

Mexican Breadfruit

Miniature Croton

Mistletoe

Mock Orange

Monkshood

Moonseed

Morning Glory

Mother-in-Law's Tongue

Mountain Laurel

Mushrooms

Narcissus

Needlepoint Ivy

Nephthytis

Nightshade Oleander

Onion

Oriental Lily *

Peace Lily

Peach (pits and wilting leaves

Pencil Cactus

Peony

Periwinkle

Philodendron

Pimpernel

Poinciana

Poinsettia (low toxicity)

Poison Hemlock

Poison Ivy

Poison Oak

Pokeweed

Poppy

Potato

Pothos

Precatory Bean

Primrose

Privet, common

Red Emerald

Red Princess

Red-Margined Dracaena

Rhododendron

Rhubarb

Ribbon Plant

Rosemary Pea

Rubber Plant

Rosemary Pea

Rubber Plant/tree

Saddle Leaf Philodendron

Sago Palm

Satin Pothos

Schefflera

Scotch Broom

Silver Pothos

Skunk Cabbage

Snowdrops

Snow on the Mountain

Spotted Dumb Cane

Staggerweed

Star of Bethlehem

String of Pearls

Stiped Dracaena

Sweetheart Ivy

Sweetpea

Swiss Cheese Plant

Tansy Mustard

Taro Vine

Tiger Lily *

Tobacco

Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves)

Tree Philodendron

Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia

Tulip

Tung Tree

Virginia Creeper

Water Hemlock

Weeping Fig

Wild Call

Wisteria Yews (i.e., Japanese Yew)

Yew, English

Yew, Western

Yew, American

Gardner's Path has written an informative article about household plants. Click here for further reading about safe indoor plants.

Click here to read an article with pictures of  29 House Plants That Are Safe For Cats. Last updated in 2022.