Pet-friendlierSpider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Striped arching leaves and cascading plantlets in a compact, pet-friendlier package.
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Pet-Safe Plants
No houseplant is a chew toy, but choosing species widely regarded as non-toxic reduces risk in homes with curious cats and dogs.
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This collection brings plant profiles and care guidance together around the conditions that define pet-safe plants.
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Pet-friendlierParlor Palm
Chamaedorea elegans
A compact palm that accepts lower light and is considered non-toxic to pets.
Pet-friendlierCast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
Cast Iron Plant is a familiar indoor shade-tolerant foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierGrape Ivy
Cissus rhombifolia
Grape Ivy is a familiar indoor trailing foliage vine for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierNerve Plant
Fittonia albivenis
Nerve Plant is a familiar indoor compact tropical foliage plant for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierPrayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura
Prayer Plant is a familiar indoor tropical foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierPeacock Plant
Goeppertia makoyana
Peacock Plant is a familiar indoor tropical foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierFishbone Prayer Plant
Ctenanthe burle-marxii
Fishbone Prayer Plant is a familiar indoor tropical foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierCalathea Orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifolia
Calathea Orbifolia is a familiar indoor tropical foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierNever-never Plant
Ctenanthe setosa
Never-never Plant is a familiar indoor tropical foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierZebra Haworthia
Haworthiopsis attenuata
Zebra Haworthia is a familiar indoor compact succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierMexican Snowball
Echeveria elegans
Mexican Snowball is a familiar indoor rosette succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierChristmas Cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
Christmas Cactus is a familiar indoor epiphytic flowering cactus for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierMistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
Mistletoe Cactus is a familiar indoor epiphytic trailing cactus for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierOx Tongue
Gasteria bicolor
Ox Tongue is a familiar indoor compact succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierElephant Bush
Portulacaria afra
Elephant Bush is a familiar indoor woody succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierBurro's Tail
Sedum morganianum
Burro's Tail is a familiar indoor trailing succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierGhost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Ghost Plant is a familiar indoor rosette succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierHens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
Hens and Chicks is a familiar indoor offset-forming succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierLiving Stone
Lithops karasmontana
Living Stone is a familiar indoor compact mesemb succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierString of Hearts
Ceropegia woodii
String of Hearts is a familiar indoor trailing caudiciform succulent for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierPonytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
Ponytail Palm is a familiar indoor caudiciform foliage plant for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierAfrican Violet
Streptocarpus ionanthus
African Violet is a familiar indoor compact flowering perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierMoth Orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Moth Orchid is a familiar indoor epiphytic flowering orchid for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierScarlet Star Bromeliad
Guzmania lingulata
Scarlet Star Bromeliad is a familiar indoor tropical flowering bromeliad for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierWax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Wax Plant is a familiar indoor trailing tropical flowering vine for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierLipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicans
Lipstick Plant is a familiar indoor trailing tropical flowering plant for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierGoldfish Plant
Nematanthus gregarius
Goldfish Plant is a familiar indoor trailing tropical flowering plant for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierFlorist Gloxinia
Sinningia speciosa
Florist Gloxinia is a familiar indoor tuberous flowering perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierFlame Violet
Episcia cupreata
Flame Violet is a familiar indoor trailing tropical flowering plant for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierCape Primrose
Streptocarpus rexii
Cape Primrose is a familiar indoor compact flowering perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierZebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosa
Zebra Plant is a familiar indoor tropical flowering foliage plant for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierEternal Flame
Goeppertia crocata
Eternal Flame is a familiar indoor tropical flowering foliage perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Pet-friendlierGerbera Daisy
Gerbera jamesonii
Gerbera Daisy is a familiar indoor flowering perennial for homes that can meet its light and moisture needs.
Practical note
One useful habit
Confirm current toxicity guidance with the ASPCA or your veterinarian, and keep fertilizers and potting products out of reach.
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