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Easy houseplants for beginners
34 plants. Forgiving plants that tolerate the odd missed watering and don't need fussy conditions — a sensible place to start if you've lost a few before. None ask for more than a reasonable spot and an occasional drink.
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is an easy, drought-tolerant succulent that wants bright light and very little water. Note it is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed, despite the gel’s use on human skin.
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium)
The arrowhead plant is an easy, fast-growing vine with arrow-shaped leaves in green, pink, and variegated forms. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Bunny Ear Cactus
The bunny ear cactus is a spineless-looking Opuntia whose flat pads sprout in pairs like ears. It is not chemically poisonous, but its dense tufts of tiny barbed glochids detach at a touch and lodge painfully in skin — a poor choice around curious pets or small children.
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)
The Chinese evergreen is an easy, low-light foliage plant with patterned silver, green, or pink leaves. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Chinese Money Plant (Pilea)
Pilea is a tidy, pet-friendly plant with round coin-shaped leaves that readily produces offshoot "pups" to share. Easy and compact for small spaces.
Christmas Cactus
The Christmas cactus is a pet-safe, easy-flowering jungle cactus that blooms in pink, red, or white around the winter holidays. Unlike desert cacti, it has no spines and wants more regular water.
Coleus
Coleus is grown for its vivid patterned leaves in shades of red, pink, lime and burgundy, and it is fast and easy from cuttings. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Corn Plant
The corn plant is a tough, upright foliage plant with arching strap-like leaves that tolerates low light and irregular care. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Dragon Tree (Dracaena Marginata)
The dragon tree is a tough, upright foliage plant with thin spiky leaves on slender canes. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia)
Dumb cane is an easy, fast-growing foliage plant with large green-and-cream leaves. It is toxic to cats and dogs, and its sap can irritate human skin and mouth.
Golden Barrel Cactus
The golden barrel is a classic round, ribbed cactus that asks for bright light and almost no water. It is not chemically toxic, but its stiff spines can injure pets and people.
Heartleaf Philodendron
Heartleaf philodendron is a forgiving trailing vine that tolerates low light and looks similar to pothos. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Hens and Chicks
Hens and chicks is a hardy rosette succulent that clusters into a "hen" surrounded by offset "chicks." It is generally considered pet-safe and tolerates a lot of neglect.
Hoya (Wax Plant)
The wax plant is an easy, long-lived trailing vine with thick waxy leaves and clusters of star-shaped scented flowers. It is generally considered pet-safe.
Inch Plant (Wandering Dude)
The inch plant is a fast, easy trailing plant with striped purple-and-silver leaves that roots from almost any cutting. Note that its sap can irritate the skin of pets and people.
Jade Plant
The jade plant is a long-lived, tree-like succulent that stores water in its plump leaves and needs little fuss. It is toxic to pets if chewed.
Kalanchoe (Florist Kalanchoe)
Florist kalanchoe is an easy succulent grown for its long-lasting clusters of small bright flowers. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Monstera (Swiss Cheese Plant)
Monstera is a forgiving, fast-growing climber whose split leaves make it a popular statement plant. Note that it is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Panda Plant
The panda plant is a fuzzy succulent with felted silver leaves edged in brown "stitches." As a Kalanchoe, it is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Parlor Palm
The parlor palm is a pet-safe palm that tolerates low light and modest neglect, which makes it one of the easier indoor palms. It brings a soft, leafy texture to dim corners.
Peace Lily
The peace lily tolerates low light and tells you clearly when it is thirsty by drooping, which makes its watering easy to read. It is toxic to pets if chewed.
Peperomia (Baby Rubber Plant)
Peperomia is a compact, pet-safe foliage plant with thick, semi-succulent leaves that store water, so it forgives the occasional missed watering. A good low-fuss choice for small spaces.
Philodendron Birkin
The Philodendron Birkin is a compact, upright philodendron with dark leaves finely pinstriped in creamy white. Like all philodendrons, it is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Philodendron Brasil
Philodendron Brasil is a forgiving trailing vine, a variegated form of the heartleaf philodendron, with leaves streaked in lime green. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Polka Dot Plant
The polka dot plant is a small, pet-safe foliage plant with leaves freckled in pink, white or red. It is easy but short-lived and benefits from regular pinching.
Pothos (Golden Pothos)
Pothos is a near-indestructible trailing vine that grows in almost any light and is easy to propagate. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Purple Shamrock
The purple shamrock is grown for its deep-purple triangular leaves that fold up and down with the daily light cycle, and it produces small pale flowers. It is toxic to cats and dogs if eaten.
Satin Pothos
Satin pothos is an easy trailing vine with matte heart-shaped leaves splashed in silver, similar in care to common pothos. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Snake Plant
The snake plant is one of the hardest houseplants to kill and tolerates low light and neglect. It is toxic to pets, so keep it out of reach of chewers.
Spider Plant
The spider plant is easy, fast-growing, and pet-safe, and it readily produces baby plantlets you can pot up. A good first houseplant.
String of Hearts
String of hearts is a delicate trailing succulent with heart-shaped, marbled leaves on thin purple stems. It is generally considered pet-safe and is one of the easier trailing succulents.
Umbrella Plant
The umbrella plant is an easygoing, bushy foliage plant whose leaflets radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. It is toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.
Zebra Plant (Haworthia)
The zebra plant is a small, slow-growing succulent with stiff dark leaves banded in white, and it is generally considered pet-safe. It is well suited to small pots and bright windowsills.
ZZ Plant
The ZZ plant thrives on neglect, low light, and infrequent watering, making it a solid choice for forgetful or low-light growers. It is toxic to pets if chewed.
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