Pet-safe plants

Arching striped leaves and little baby plantlets on long stems. The spider plant is pet-safe, fast-growing, and almost embarrassingly easy to multiply.

Elegant arching blooms that last for months. The moth orchid is the friendly gateway to orchids — bright light, bark not soil, and a careful watering rhythm.

If you love large pet-friendly plants, consider getting the splendid Parlor Palm. This small, easy-care palm grows to 3–4 ft. tall over time and thrives in the kind of low light most rooms actually have.

One of the most popular pet-friendly low-light plants, the Boston Fern grows best in medium indirect light and is one of the most low-maintenance fern types — as long as you keep it humid.

The antler-like, epiphytic Staghorn Fern is one of the most unusual cat-friendly house plants, thriving in warm, humid environments. It grows on trees in the wild, so it's happiest mounted on a board or in a chunky basket — not buried in soil.

A pet-safe favorite with vibrant lime-green leaves marked with dark green spots and red veins. The Lemon Lime Prayer Plant folds its leaves up at night like hands in prayer — a charming, low-light-tolerant houseplant.

Named for being nearly indestructible. Long, arching dark green leaves that tolerate low light, neglect, and dry air — a true set-it-and-forget-it plant that's also pet-safe.

Thick, waxy leaves on long vining stems — and clusters of star-shaped flowers if you're patient. The wax plant (Hoya) is pet-safe, trailing, and forgives a missed watering thanks to its succulent-like leaves.

A swollen bulbous base topped with a fountain of long, curling leaves like a ponytail. Despite the name it's not a palm at all — it's a succulent, which means it stores water and forgives neglect. Pet-safe, too.

A compact rosette of fuzzy leaves topped with clusters of vivid purple flowers. African violets bloom almost year-round indoors if you give them steady, gentle care — and they're pet-safe.

A fern with attitude — wavy, bright green fronds that unfurl from a central rosette instead of feathery plumes. The bird's nest fern is pet-safe, loves humidity, and is one of the easier ferns to keep happy indoors.

Show-stopping patterned leaves that fold up at night like praying hands. Calatheas are pet-safe and stunning, but they're fussy about water and humidity — give them filtered water and steady moisture and they'll reward you with living art.