Care guides

55 plants and growing.

African violet with purple flowers above fuzzy dark green rosette leaves in a white pot

African Violet

Saintpaulia ionantha Pet-safe

Air Plant (Tillandsia ionantha)

Air Plant

Tillandsia ionantha Pet-safe

Alocasia Polly with arrow-shaped dark green leaves featuring dramatic white veining and wavy edges

Alocasia Polly

Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly' Toxic to cats and dogs

Aloe vera with thick fleshy green leaves with serrated edges in a terracotta pot

Aloe Vera

Aloe barbadensis miller Toxic to cats and dogs

Anthurium with glossy red waxy spathe flower above dark green heart-shaped leaves

Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum Toxic to cats and dogs

Areca palm with arching feathery yellow-green fronds clumping in a large floor pot

Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens Pet-safe

Peperomia Obtusifolia with thick glossy oval leaves on short reddish stems in a small pot

Baby Rubber Plant

Peperomia obtusifolia Pet-safe

Bird of paradise with large paddle-shaped leaves and orange crane-like flower

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae Toxic to cats and dogs

Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)

Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus Pet-safe

Boston fern with arching feathery green fronds in a hanging basket

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata Pet-safe

Bromeliad with pink inflorescence rising from a rosette of arching striped grey-green leaves

Bromeliad

Aechmea fasciata Pet-safe

Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum)

Burro's Tail

Sedum morganianum Pet-safe

Calathea orbifolia with large round silver-striped green leaves

Calathea

Calathea orbifolia Pet-safe

Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)

Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior Pet-safe

Aglaonema commutatum with broad oval green leaves featuring silver and cream variegation

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum Toxic to cats and dogs

Chinese Money Plant with round flat coin-shaped green leaves on long stems in a white pot

Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides Pet-safe

Christmas cactus with pink tubular flowers and segmented green stems

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera bridgesii Pet-safe

Croton with bold variegated leaves in red, orange, yellow, and green on woody stems

Croton

Codiaeum variegatum Toxic to cats and dogs

Dieffenbachia with large oval green leaves splashed with cream-yellow variegation in a pot

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia seguine Toxic to cats and dogs

Dragon Tree with sword-shaped green leaves edged in red on a tall slender woody trunk

Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata Toxic to cats and dogs

Echeveria (Echeveria elegans)

Echeveria

Echeveria elegans Pet-safe

English ivy with variegated three-lobed leaves trailing from a hanging basket

English Ivy

Hedera helix Toxic to cats and dogs

Fiddle leaf fig with large violin-shaped glossy green leaves on a tall trunk

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata Toxic to cats and dogs

Golden Pothos with variegated yellow and green heart-shaped leaves

Golden Pothos

Epipremnum aureum Toxic to cats and dogs

Haworthia (Haworthia cooperi)

Haworthia

Haworthia cooperi Pet-safe

Heart-leaf philodendron with glossy heart-shaped green leaves trailing from a pot

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum Toxic to cats and dogs

Hoya carnosa with thick waxy oval leaves and clusters of star-shaped pink flowers trailing from a hanging pot

Hoya

Hoya carnosa Pet-safe

Jade plant with thick oval glossy green leaves and woody trunk in a terracotta pot

Jade Plant

Crassula ovata Toxic to cats and dogs

Lithops (Lithops aucampiae)

Lithops

Lithops aucampiae Pet-safe

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum raddianum)

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum raddianum Pet-safe

Money tree with braided trunk and palmate green leaves in a pot

Money Tree

Pachira aquatica Pet-safe

Mature Monstera deliciosa with fenestrated leaves in indoor setting

Monstera

Monstera deliciosa Toxic to cats and dogs

Mature Monstera adansonii in a terracotta pot with fenestrated heart-shaped leaves cascading down, photographed at Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center, Japan

Monstera Adansonii

Monstera adansonii Toxic to cats and dogs

Parlor Palm with delicate arching dark green fronds in a small ceramic pot

Parlor Palm

Chamaedorea elegans Pet-safe

Peace lily with white spathe flower and dark green glossy leaves

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii Toxic to cats and dogs

Philodendron Brasil with heart-shaped leaves featuring central yellow-green stripes against deeper green margins, trailing from a pot

Philodendron Brasil

Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil' Toxic to cats and dogs

Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)

Polka Dot Plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya Pet-safe

Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata Pet-safe

Maranta leuconeura with oval green leaves featuring distinctive red veining and herringbone pattern

Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura Pet-safe

Calathea lancifolia with long lance-shaped leaves featuring dark green oval markings on a pale green background

Rattlesnake Plant

Calathea lancifolia Pet-safe

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma (Mini Monstera) in a small indoor pot showing characteristic split-fingered young leaves

Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Toxic to cats and dogs

Rubber plant with thick glossy dark green leaves on a sturdy upright stem

Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica Toxic to cats and dogs

Scindapsus pictus (Satin Pothos) with characteristic silver-speckled heart-shaped leaves trailing on a vine

Satin Pothos

Scindapsus pictus Toxic to cats and dogs

Schefflera arboricola with glossy green leaves arranged like umbrella spokes on a slender trunk

Schefflera

Schefflera arboricola Toxic to cats and dogs

Snake plant with upright sword-shaped variegated green leaves

Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata Toxic to cats and dogs

Spider plant with arching striped leaves and small plantlets

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum Pet-safe

Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum)

Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum Pet-safe

String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)

String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii Pet-safe

String of Pearls succulent with cascading strands of round green pearl-shaped leaves

String of Pearls

Curio rowleyanus Toxic to cats and dogs

Hoya Kerrii with thick succulent heart-shaped green leaves trailing from a small pot

Sweetheart Plant

Hoya kerrii Pet-safe

Tradescantia Zebrina (Tradescantia zebrina)

Tradescantia Zebrina

Tradescantia zebrina Toxic to cats and dogs

Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomia argyreia)

Watermelon Peperomia

Peperomia argyreia Pet-safe

Yucca elephantipes with sword-shaped green leaves at the top of a tall thick woody trunk

Yucca

Yucca elephantipes Toxic to cats and dogs

Zebra Haworthia (Haworthiopsis attenuata)

Zebra Haworthia

Haworthiopsis attenuata Pet-safe

ZZ plant with glossy upright stems and oval green leaflets

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia Toxic to cats and dogs