With the vast variety of plants and flowers, it’s easy to get excited about enhancing our gardens, planting a new perennial or potting up a container of flower bulbs. If you have a special canine friend in your life, consider planting dog friendly.

Our pets enjoy our yards and gardens as much as we do, it’s a place to have fun, play, and bond with each other. Choosing plants that are more agreeable to our pets eases worries that they’ll nibble on something that’s not good for them. To help gardeners and pet parents, we’ve compiled a listing of the dog friendly plants that Florissa retailers carry.

This list is only intended as a guide. If you think your pet is showing a bad reaction having eaten any plant or flower, please contact your veterinary clinic for advice or immediate treatment. Just like people, our pets can be sensitive and show allergic reaction to any plant.

Perennials

Note: The Latin Name is given first, followed by the common name.

• Actaea – Bugbane
• Ajuga – Bugleweed
• Alcea – Hollyhock
• Astilbe – Astilbe
• Aquilegia – Columbine
• Bergenia – Heartleaf Bergenia
• Buddleia – Butterfly Bush
• Campanula – Bellflower
• Centaurea – Corn Flower
• Coreopsis – Tickseed
• Cyrtomium – Holly Fern
• Dryopteris – Leather Wood Fern
• Echinacea – Cone Flower
• Echinops – Globe Thistle
• Geranium – Cranesbill
• Gypsophilia – Baby’s Breath
• Helianthus – Sunflower
• Hemerocallis – Day Lily
• Heuchera – Coral Bells
• Hibiscus – Rose of Sharon

• Incarvillea delavayi – Hardy Gloxinia
• Jasminium – Jasmine
• Knifophia – Torch Lily
• Liatris – Blazing Star
• Lilium oriental – Oriental Lily
• Lilium speciosum – Species Lily
• Lilium tigrinum – Tiger Lily
• Liriope muscari – Turf Lily
• Monarda – Bee Balm
• Nepeta – Catmint
• Phlox subulata – Moss Phlox
• Phlox paniculata
• Potentilla – Cinquefoil
• Rudbeckia – Cone Flower
• Scabiosa – Pinchusion Flower
• Sedum – Sedum
• Sempervivum – Hens and Chicks
• Thyme – Herb Thyme
• Veronica – Speedwell
• Viola – Violet (seeds are toxic)

Bulbs

Note: The species of lilies listed below are considered ‘safe’ for dogs. However, cats are especially vulnerable to lilies, which can cause acute kidney failure.

• Agapanthus – Lily of The Nile
• Freesia – Freesia
• Liatris – Blazing Star
• Lilium Asiatic – Asiatic Lily
• Lilium longiflorum – Trumpet Lily, Easter Lily

• Lilium oriental – Oriental Lily
• Lilium speciosum – Species Lily
• Lilium tigrinum – Tiger Lily
• Muscari – Grape Hyacinth
• Sinningia – Gloxinia

Small Fruits

Note: The following small fruits (in small amounts) and plants are considered safe for dogs. Be sure to choose organic options for fertilizers and pest control in your garden.

• Fragaria – Strawberry
• Rubus – Blackberry

• Rubus – Raspberry
• Vaccinium – Blueberry

Extra References

The ASPCA is a great resource for toxic and non-toxic plants :

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants