Best Pet Friendly Plants to Keep Your Pets Safe

Spider plants are popular choice for pet owners and plant lovers. They add their beautiful and vibrant foliage to your home meanwhile being non-toxic for pets, and 100% safe! They’re known for their long green leaves or green and white striped leaves with small white flowers (depending on their variety).

Personally, one of my favorite ways to regrow spider plants is by cuttings. At the end of the stems that grow out of the parent plant, new baby plants form that can easily be replanted. 

Spider plants are hardy and are perfect for brown thumb gardeners. They strive in multiple light conditions, whether it be bright lighting or indirect light, they can still grow. These conditions make them an ideal choice as an indoor pet friendly house plant.

Additionally, spider plants are excellent air purifiers effective in removing indoor pollutants common in household products for better quality air for you and your pet! I can’t find a better reason why you shouldn’t add it to your list.

Boston Ferns are known for their feathery fronds that add elegance to any room and best of yet, they’re pet friendly!

They are non-toxic making them a perfect plant to be around your pets. Enjoy the beauty of these ferns without stressing over the safety of your pets. They thrive in high humidity and indirect light making them ideal for bathroom or humid areas in your home. If you live in a dry area, Boston Ferns help by increasing humidity.  

Areca Palms are best known for transforming your indoor space to a tropical feel with its arching, feathery leaves. They’re non-toxic making them an ideal option from the list of pet friendly house plants. Areca Palms can be indoors, but prefer to receive bright, indirect light.

Maintaining them requires moderate attention by regularly watering ensuring that the soil is moist, but shouldn’t be soaking in water. As for its air purification properties, it removes common product toxins such as formaldehyde and xylene.

Use areca palms to make your indoor space welcoming and clean your air!

Nerve Plants grows its leaves with a vein-like structure, making its unique yet beautiful foliage an aesthetically pleasing addition to your indoor garden. Nerve plants are one of the most beautiful pet safe house plants, plant lovers must have it indoors. I promise you, wherever you place your nerve plant, it’ll revive your space!

Nerve plants are relatively easy to maintain as they prefer low to medium indirect lighting and high humidity, ideal for bathrooms or high-humidity areas in your home. If you love terrariums, these are perfect for them. While not the strongest air purifier, it still helps to main a healthy air quality.

Friendship plants are known for their highly textured vibrant green leaves that bloom small flowers, however, indoors, they may never flower. You must add this plant to your indoor collection of plants as it is a pet-safe option for indoor gardening. Although friendship plants look intimidating, your pet will always be safe even if you’re pet becomes curious with its leaves.

While improving air quality isn’t impressive with friendship plants, it does help by increasing humidity, ideal for dry homes. As a tropical native, they prefer warm room temperatures not to exceed 80°F. They prefer bright, but indirect lighting. Avoid placing them in direct sunlight as it may scorch them.

Friendship plants are relatively easy to grow and are perfect if you’re just getting into gardening! Just avoid watering too often, the best practice is always to water until the top inch is dry.

Rattlesnake plants are commonly known for their patterned leaves that add a striking touch of décor to any home. Being non-toxic and safe for pets, I’d recommend adding this plant to your home. Not only will you love its sight, but you can also appreciate its effectiveness in purifying your indoor air removing common household toxins, and adding humidity to the air.  

Rattlesnake plants can be tricky to care for indoors, but don’t get discouraged! Medium to bright indirect lighting while avoiding direct sunlight will make your plant happy. You may water it every 1-2 weeks or until half of the soil is dry.

In brighter areas, more water may be needed while less light areas might require less water. As long as you check the soil, you’ll be on the right track!

Money trees are popular pet friendly plants easily identified by their braided trunks and bright green leaves. Money trees are very easy to care for and hard to kill! They prefer a spot in your home with bright, indirect lighting and thrive in humid areas of your home.

These are beautiful plants to add to your home for all gardeners, whether you’re experienced, a beginner, or simply a plant lover, you’ll love these easy-to-care-for plants. Water only when the top inch of soil is dry. While not recommended, I’ve added an ice cube per week when planted in a small pot and has grown consistently. For a minimum of 6 hours a day, bright indirect lighting is preferred for proper growth. 

Chinese Money plants are easy to identify as their leaves are round and pancake-like. Add this plant to your indoor garden with bright, indirect lighting and water only when the top inch of soil is dry.  Its unique appearance are popular choice for indoor gardeners that improves can improve your air quality and adding an aesthetic touch to your home.

Another easy-to-care-for plant requires bright, indirect lighting while watering until the soil feels dry, about every 2 weeks. Depending on your home, this may vary. Personally, I’ve had to water even every month to ensure plants aren’t waterlogged. 

Calathea plants are known for their patterned, large oval leaves and are a personal favorite for your indoor garden. Its patterned leaves resemble those of the rattlesnake plants. Rattlesnake plants are also a non-toxic pet friendly plant, your pet can roam around your home without danger in sight.

Calatheas are perfect for all skill levels as they’re easy to care for. They prefer and thrive in low to medium indirect lighting with high humidity. Add this plant to your bathrooms. If you live in an already high humidity area, the plant can thrive anywhere in your home where it has access to its required lighting. Water every 1-2 weeks deep into its roots and ensure proper drainage holes. 

Are Orchids poisonous to cats and dogs? No! Orchids are beloved plants among plant lovers and pet owners as they add elegance and sophistication to your home! While orchids aren’t difficult to maintain, they do require care and patience.

Orchids prefer bright, indirect lighting, and watering should be regular; allow medium to dry between watering schedules so that the roots do not get water-soaked and rot. Orchids aren’t just good for their beauty, they’re also effective in improving your indoor air quality.

If you’re planning to grow your own orchids, I suggest getting a special potting mix for orchids that allows the roots to aerate properly and proper drainage. The most common potting mix would be a mix of perlite, bark, and sphagnum moss.

The good thing is you find all of these items on Amazon if needed. Repotting is also essential for healthy orchid growth so make sure you’re prepared to repot every 1-2 years.