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Pet Safe Plants

Indoor plants that are non-toxic to cats and dogs.

Spider Plant
Easy CarePet Safe

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

A classic houseplant that is exceptionally fun to grow. It features long, arching leaves that are solid green or variegated. Mature plants produce long stems bearing tiny white flowers and 'spiderettes' (baby plants).

Chinese Money Plant
Medium CarePet Safe

Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides

Famous for its perfectly round, coin-shaped leaves on long, delicate stems. It's highly sought after for modern interiors and frequently produces little 'pups' that you can share.

Boston Fern
Hard CarePet Safe

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

A lush, classic houseplant known for its mass of feathery, arching fronds. It looks beautiful in hanging baskets or on pedestals but requires high humidity to stay green and lush.

Baby Rubber Plant
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Baby Rubber Plant

Peperomia obtusifolia

A compact, easy-going houseplant featuring thick, spoon-shaped green leaves. Despite the name, it is not related to true rubber plants.

Pinstripe Calathea
Hard CarePet Safe

Pinstripe Calathea

Calathea ornata

A gorgeous but dramatic plant with large, dark green leaves featuring elegant pink pinstripes. Requires very specific care.

String of Hearts
Medium CarePet Safe

String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii

A charming, semi-succulent trailing vine with delicate, heart-shaped leaves that boast beautiful silver variegation and purple undersides.

String of Turtles
Medium CarePet Safe

String of Turtles

Peperomia prostrata

A miniature trailing plant with tiny, fleshy leaves that look remarkably like little turtle shells.

Wax Plant
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Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa

A popular, long-lived vining houseplant with thick, waxy, almond-shaped leaves. Mature plants produce beautiful, fragrant, star-shaped flowers.

Sweetheart Plant
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Sweetheart Plant

Hoya kerrii

Famous for its perfect, heart-shaped leaves. Often sold as a single rooted leaf, though vining mature plants are spectacular.

Prayer Plant
Medium CarePet Safe

Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

Features spectacularly patterned leaves that fold up at night as if in prayer. A fascinating, beautiful, and dramatic plant.

Parlor Palm
Medium CarePet Safe

Parlor Palm

Chamaedorea elegans

A classic Victorian-era houseplant. A delicate, elegant, and compact palm that adapts beautifully to indoor conditions.

Areca Palm
Medium CarePet Safe

Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens

A lush, large indoor palm that produces clusters of tall stalks with feathery, arching green fronds. Excellent for filling empty corners.

Ponytail Palm
Easy CarePet Safe

Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Not a true palm, but an eccentric succulent with a massive swollen trunk (caudex) that stores water, topped with a wild spray of curly, grass-like leaves.

Stromanthe Triostar
Hard CarePet Safe

Stromanthe Triostar

Stromanthe thalia

A relative of the prayer plant featuring spectacular, long leaves painted with streaks of white, green, and cream, with an electric pinkish-red underside.

Bromeliad
Medium CarePet Safe

Bromeliad

Guzmania

A fascinating tropical epiphyte that grows a rosette of grassy leaves, from which a brilliantly colored, long-lasting flower bract emerges.

Moth Orchid
Medium CarePet Safe

Moth Orchid

Phalaenopsis

The most common and easiest to grow of all orchids. Produces elegant, arching sprays of long-lasting flowers that resemble moths in flight.

Christmas Cactus
Easy CarePet Safe

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera bridgesii

A popular, long-lived, holiday-blooming succulent featuring flat, segmented stems. It produces gorgeous, tubular flowers in pink, red, or white during winter.

Burro's Tail
Medium CarePet Safe

Burro's Tail

Sedum morganianum

A beloved succulent famous for its long, trailing stems heavily packed with plump, pale green, overlapping teardrop-shaped leaves.