Is Dracaena safe for dogs and cats?
Ask your vet about your own pet. This page is general information from the sources below.
ASPCA reports Dracaena (Dracaena spp.): listed as toxic to dogs and toxic to cats. Vomiting (sometimes with blood), low mood, loss of appetite and heavy drooling. Cats may also have wide (dilated) pupils. Corn plant and dragon tree are both dracaenas, and the ASPCA lists the group as toxic to dogs and cats. If a pet chews it, call your vet or a pet poison line.
Checked October 29, 2026.
Also called: corn plant, dragon tree, cornstalk plant, ribbon plant. Dracaena spp..
What in it is the problem
Saponins.
What it can do
Vomiting (sometimes with blood), low mood, loss of appetite and heavy drooling. Cats may also have wide (dilated) pupils.
Good to know
Corn plant and dragon tree are both dracaenas, and the ASPCA lists the group as toxic to dogs and cats.
Did your pet chew it?
Call your vet or a pet poison line, and say what plant, how much and when. If you aren't sure which plant it was, take a photo of it.
Poison emergency? Call now
ASPCA Animal Poison Control: (888) 426-4435, 24 hours a day, every day. A consultation fee may apply.
Pet Poison Helpline: (855) 764-7661, 24/7. $99 per incident, follow-up calls included.
Or call your vet or the nearest emergency vet.
For the children
"Some plants can make pets sick, and lilies are very dangerous for cats. Ask a grown-up before you bring a plant or flowers inside."
A job: Be the plant checker. Help a grown-up look up each plant in the house on this site, and write the ones to keep away on a list.
This page is general information from the sources below, not veterinary advice. Common names are shared by different plants, so check the Latin name.
Sources
- ASPCA: Dracaena (checked October 29, 2026)