10 Best Outdoor Creeping Plants That Are Pet-Safe

Bugleweed

Bugleweed is a popular groundcover plant that forms a dense mat of foliage. It has beautiful clusters of small purple flowers.

Candytuft

Candytuft is an early spring-flowering perennial that is covered with white, pink, or yellow flowers for weeks. 

Barrenwort

Barrenwort, also known as bishop's hat, is a slowly creeping outdoor plant that's pet-safe. It tolerates deep shade and drought.

Creeping Juniper

Creeping juniper is a ground-hugging, needled evergreen with long, spreading branches. It grows best in well-drained, sandy soils and is drought.

Creeping Speedwell

Creeping speedwell is a low-growing, evergreen groundcover decorated with dainty flowers in spring, summer, and fall.

Creeping Thyme

Creeping thyme is a slow-growing, fragrant groundcover that tolerates foot traffic from pets and people well.

Creeping Shrubby Ice Plant

Creeping shrubby ice plant forms a ground-hugging mat and has exceptional drought, heat, and humidity tolerance. 

Dianthus

Dianthus has fragrant flowers and good drought tolerance. Low-growing cultivars of this spring- and summer-flowering perennial.

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant sumac is a fast-growing, native groundcover shrub that can grow about 3 feet tall. It has brilliant yellow.

Heart-Leaf Bergenia

Heart-leaf bergenia thrives in shade and moist soil. It tolerates drought but maintains a lush, full appearance when it receives regular moisture.