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Are you a houseplant enthusiast looking forward to having safe plants for pets? We have prepared a list of some nontoxic, Low Light Indoor Plants Safe for Cats and Dogs, approved by ASPCA. Give your interior a touch of green with these houseplants, and stay assured of your pets!
1. Ponytail Palm
Offering the appearance of a palm tree, the ponytail plant is an ornamental houseplant that is highly droughttolerant. This is a musthave houseplant for most pet lovers.
2. Spider Plant
The spider plant is an easytogrow, adaptable plant. It also has an airpurifying ability, helping to remove formaldehyde and xylene from indoor air. So, you must consider growing this nontoxic, lowlight plant in your home, especially if you have a cat.
3. Cast Iron Plant
Reaching up to the height of 23 feet, the cast iron plant has lush green foliage, which gives it a stunning look. It is a slow grower, surviving in extreme conditions; as a result, making it a popular house plant for busy people.
4. Prayer Plant
Prayer plant has glossy, darkgreen foliage with red veins on its leaf. It grows up to 1012 inches and has a horizontal growth habit. It’s safe for your pets if they accidentally bite it.
5. Zebra Calathea
Calatheas can brighten up any space with their bicolorgreen foliage and silver brushmarks. It grows up to 3 feet in height and is safe for your pets.
6. Boston Fern
The beautiful Boston ferns are famous for their stunning foliage. If you have pets, then don’t worry; it is a nontoxic plant.
7. Fittonia
Fittonia is a lowgrowing creeper with red veins on its leaves. It has bright green leaves with silver linings all across its foliage. It grows up to 1012 inches tall and is a petfriendly houseplant.
8. Parlor Palm
Downward arching, green fronds of parlor palm makes it perfect for offices and homes. This tall houseplant has excellent airpurifying capabilities, too, and is safe for cats and dogs!
9. Gloxinia
With trumpetshaped flowers of brilliant hues like crimson, violet, and white over its velvety foliage, gloxinia is a musthave indoor plant if you love flowering houseplants and even if you have a curious dog in your home, you can safely keep it.
10. Baby Rubber Plant
While the original rubber plant is slightly toxic to pets, this one is not. It does not require much attention, which is why many houseplant enthusiasts prefer it. Its fleshy stems store water and do not demand frequent watering.
11. Wax Plant
Usually grown in pots and hanging baskets, the wax plant is a very common houseplant with waxy foliage. Also, you guessed right: it is safe for your pets.
12. Peacock Plant
With eyecatching glossy foliage accompanied by darkgreen blotches along the veins, it resembles a peacock’s feathers, hence the name. Like the prayer plant, it is also nontoxic for cats and dogs.
13. Moth Orchid
Longlasting and fragrant flowers of moth orchid will elevate your mood with its outstanding aroma. It is typically a foot tall and petfriendly.
14. Staghorn Fern
Belonging to the polypod family, staghorn fern has unique fronds. Its flat leaves overlap over each other to offer stability to its ferns. Also, this plant is completely safe for your pets.
15. Bromeliads
Bromeliads will provide an exotic touch to the interior of your home with their showy red and yellow flowers over contrasting green foliage.
16. Zebra Plant
With stripes of green and cream colors over its waxy foliage, it resembles the ones on a zebra, hence the name. Rarely exceeding the height of 12inches, it is a beautiful, petfriendly indoor plant!
17. Burro’s Tail
With fleshy bluegreen fat leaves and dangling stems, this succulent looks very special. And the best thing about this is–it’s safe for cats and dogs.
18. Pearl Plant
This hardy, succulent plant, with pearllike tubercles over its fleshy, bluegreen leaves, looks stunning in any succulent collection. Like other plants on this list, it is safe for cats and dogs.
19. African Violet
A striking option for pet owners, the African Violet is a great addition to your home. Always ensure it is not near a drafty window or vent.
20. Polka Dot
When kept indoors, it grows up to a foot tall and makes a great addition to your indoor garden and for your pets. Keep it near an eastfacing window for best growth.
21. Watermelon Peperomia
This plant gets the most love for its beautiful watermelonlike foliage. It is safe around pets and can be kept out of direct sunlight.
22. Pilea Silver Sparkle
In addition to being a petfriendly plant, this is also a good choice for those just starting to grow indoor plants. Choose a location near a window with filtered light and always keep the soil moist so it can thrive.
23. Friendship Plant
The Friendship plant is adorned with intricately patterned leaves that are soft to touch and completely harmless to your pets.
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