If you share your home with both pets and plants, you'll want to make sure that your plants aren't toxic to your beloved pets
Photo: Neo Vision/Getty Images/amana images RM Pet owners, note: Many of the most popular indoor plants are toxic if ingested by cats or dogs. Philodendron, ficus, ZZ plants, and aloe can be problematic for your pet . While you should keep your flourishing fiddle-leaf fig out of your cat or dog’s reach, there are plenty of pet-safe options.
One Organic Sweet Basil Plants Just because something is safe for us humans to eat doesn’t mean it’s safe for animals . So when it comes to the herbs your pet has access to, you want to choose wisely. “Most herbs are toxic to dogs and cats, except for basil,” said George Pisegna, deputy director chief of horticulture at the Horticultural Society of New York. “If your cat chews on basil it’s probably because they really like it. Not because it’s just something to chew on.
$39 at Amazon Buy $39 at Amazon Buy Variegated Swedish Ivy Plant Rachel Barrack, founder of concierge NYC-based practice, Animal Acupuncture, highlighted Swedish ivy as one of the best safe plants to have in your home. As did Pisegna, who also mentioned that “it’s a really vigorous grower and super easy to propagate.”
$13 at Etsy Buy African Violet Plants You have to be really careful about certain flowering plants in your home like lilies, daffodils, tulips, and paperwhites . But one flower you can definitely keep around, according to our experts, is the African violet. “African violets are easy to grow and they’re a really safe plant — some cultures even eat the blooms,” said Pisegna.
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