Foxgloves

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Was just about to order some foxgloves for a shady part in my garden and read on internet they are poisonous for dogs. Is there anything similar which isn’t poisonous?

I don't know about dogs, but they are very poisonous to people so I would assume so. I would not plant at all if you have small children, a single leaf can kill a grown man if ingested.

I can't suggest anything for shade that is similar to foxgloves though - they are beautiful, if deadly

Acanthus / bear's breeches?

There is a useful page here about dog-friendly plants;
https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/wellbeing-and-care/dog-friendly-garden#:~:text=Here%20are%20some%20examples%20of%20dog%20friendly%20plants,provide%20great%20visual%20stimulation%20for%20them%20More%20items

Acanthus are very spikey and want sun. I have foxgloves, other poisonous plants,and have always had dogs. They've only been interested in the grass.

There's so much that is poisonous for dogs in the garden that I felt very relieved that not one of my many dogs have ever shown any inclination to munch on anything they weren't supposed to tbh. To answer your question, Verbascum is sort of similar looking to Foxglove, though mine do better in the sun. As for shade, what about a tall (rather than the ground cover type) Campanula?

Long grass, and whenever I see the proliferation of sticky weed in my garden, I always have a little moment to remember my old, and almost toothless, Greyhound who loved the stuff and often came in with it hanging out of the side of her mouth (along with her floppy tongue - that's what a lack of tooth does!)

Thanks all - @senua I will have a look at them

A large number of common garden flowers are poisonous to animals if eaten - daffodils, tulips etc. I personally have no problems with using these, or foxgloves, as my dog doesn't eat them.

Foxgloves grow like weeds in my garden but my dog has no interest in eating them. Does your dog often eat plants?

No, I haven’t seen him eating plants, only grass and mud!

I was also going to say verbascum... mullein,it might grow with some sun or light shade. It's used medicinally, some folk can be allergic to the prickly hairs on it. Caught my border collie weaving through our shady border yesterday,think she was following a cat trail! I've just treated myself to some foxgloves actually.