Horse-Friendly Plants
The following list is alphabetized by common name and includes plants verified by the ASPCA* to be non-toxic to horses.
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescens
Bamboo Palm, Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea elegans
Banana, Plantains
Musa spp.
Blue-Eyed African Daisy
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Bottlebrush, all
Callistemon sp.
Camellia
Camellia japonica
Canna Lily
Canna x
Celosia, all
Celosia spp.
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera bridgesii
Christmas Palm
Veitchia merrillii
Climbing Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Club Moss
Selaginella kraussiana
Coreopsis
Coreopsis spp.
Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Creeping Charlie
Pilea nummulariifolia
Crossandra
Crossandra spp.
Day Lilies
Hemerocallis spp.
Dill
Anethum graveolena
Echeveria succulents
Echeveria glauca
False Aralia
Dizygotheca elegantissima
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fuchsia
Fuchsia spp.
Garden Sage
Salvia officinalis
Gerbera Daisy
Haworthia succulents
Haworthia spp.
Heuchera
Heuchera sanguinea
Ice Plant
Lampranthus piquet
Impatiens
Impatiens spp.
Ixoras
Ixora coccinea
Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Jasmine
Jasminium spp.
Lady Palm
Rhapis flabelliformus
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Liriope, Aztec Grass
Liriope muscari
Marigolds
Calendula officinalis
Mulberry
Morus spp.
Neoregalia Bromeliads
Neoregalia spp.
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Old Man Cactus
Cephalocereus senilis
Orchids, all
Orchidaceae
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
Peacock Ginger
Kaempferia spp.
Persian Violet
Exacum affine
Petunia
Petunia spp.
Pincushion Flower
Leucospermum incisum
Pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira
Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata, Nolina tuberculata
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix robellinii
Reed Orchid
Epidendrum ibaguense
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Roses, all
Rosa spp.
Sedum
Sedum morganiuanum
Snapdragon
Antirhinum multiflorum
Spider Flower
Cleome hasserlana
Squash, Cucumber, Melon, Pumpkin, Gourd
Cucumis, curcubita spp.
Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Strawberry
Fragaria spp.
Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea batatas
Sweet Viburnum
Viburnum odoratissum
Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Tree Cactus, Prickly Pear
Opuntia spp.
Tropical Sage
Salvia coccinea
White Ginger
Hedychium coronarium
Zinnia
Zinnia spp.
* This list was compiled from the ASPCA website on plants and is intended to be informative only. If you happen to have a pet that loves to eat plants, please keep in mind that these non-toxic plants may still cause minor illness and digestive upset. Please consult a veterinarian if you have questions on specific plants or if you experience a pet with illness caused by any plants.
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