Parlour palm
Chamaedorea elegans
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Cat & dog-safe home
A green home without worry
Plants listed as non-toxic by the ASPCA that you can keep around curious cats and chewing puppies.
☀️LightDepends on the plant
💧Humidity40–60%
🌡️Temperature18–24 °C
🪴Water & substrateNormal; heavy, tip-proof pots
Build
Step by step
- 1
Check your collection on the “Is it toxic?” page – rehome dangerous ones or place them out of reach.
- 2
Offer cat grass (oats) so your cat doesn’t chew houseplants.
- 3
Cover potting soil with stones if your cat digs.
Plant list
What to plant
Background
Areca palm
Dypsis lutescens
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Midground
Calathea
Calathea
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Foreground
Baby rubber plant
Peperomia obtusifolia
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Chinese money plant
Pilea peperomioides
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Prayer plant
Maranta leuconeura
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Climber, trailer
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Wax plant
Hoya carnosa
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Accent
Moth orchid
Phalaenopsis
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
African violet
Saintpaulia ionantha
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
Ponytail palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
🐱Cat safe🐶Dog safe
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Cut lilies in a vase with cats – pollen and vase water can be fatal.
- Sago “palm” (Cycas) sold as a palm – deadly to dogs.
- Fertiliser pellets and pesticides in the pot.
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