Pet safety
3ASPCA non-toxic look-alikes — a similar plant, safe for cats & dogs.
Peace lily is listed as mildly toxic to pets to cats and dogs on the ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plant List. Each plant below is ASPCA non-toxic and chosen to echo Peace lily's look, habit, or growing conditions — tap through to its full pet-safety and care guides before you buy. Prefer to keep Peace lily? See its full toxicity detail and symptoms.
Calathea is the closest pet-safe stand-in — a clumping tropical with glossy, upright lance/oval foliage that thrives in the same low-to-medium indirect light a peace lily wants, at a comparable 40-60 cm tabletop-to-floor size.
Shared with peace lily: clumping rhizomatous evergreen rosette, glossy upright lance/oval leaves, 40-60 cm size, medium-indirect/low light, tropical foliage accent
The cast iron plant mirrors the peace lily's clump of strappy, dark-green glossy leaves and tolerates the same low-light shady corners, making it a near-effortless swap — it is even listed in the peace lily's own companion-plant set in the data.
Shared with peace lily: clumping evergreen with strappy dark-green glossy upright leaves, 60-90 cm size (within peace lily's 40-90 cm range), low-light tolerant, foliage feature plant
For shoppers who keep a peace lily mainly for indoor blooms, the African violet preserves the flowering-rosette appeal in the same medium-indirect light, though it is a much smaller, fuzzy-leaved plant rather than a true visual match.
Shared with peace lily: clumping rosette habit, reliable indoor flowering, medium-indirect light, low-care flowering houseplant; differs sharply in size (10-15 cm vs 40-90 cm) and leaf form (fuzzy/round vs glossy lance)
Yes. The ASPCA lists Peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) as mildly toxic to pets to cats and dogs. ASPCA lists Spathiphyllum as toxic to cats and dogs due to insoluble calcium oxalates. Symptoms include drooling, oral pain, and difficulty swallowing. If you keep it, site it well out of reach; otherwise the non-toxic alternatives below give a similar look without the risk.
Calathea is the closest pet-safe swap — Calathea is the closest pet-safe stand-in — a clumping tropical with glossy, upright lance/oval foliage that thrives in the same low-to-medium indirect light a peace lily wants, at a comparable 40-60 cm tabletop-to-floor size. For a full set of options, every plant on this page is ASPCA non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Yes — each alternative is classified by the ASPCA as non-toxic to cats and dogs, and every one links to its full ASPCA-sourced pet-safety guide so you can confirm it before you buy. Non-toxic means it will not poison a pet, though no plant is food — large amounts of any foliage can cause mild, brief stomach upset.
Most share Peace lily's light level and growth habit — that is why they read as look-alikes — but care is never identical. Each card notes the shared traits, and every alternative links to its full care guide so you can match it to your space before buying.
Remove any plant material from your pet's mouth and take the plant away, note how much was eaten and when, and do not induce vomiting unless told to. Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center on (888) 426-4435 and follow their advice. A leaf or photo helps the vet treat it correctly.