Hard-to-Kill Plants for Busy People

Travel a lot or forget to water? These drought-tolerant plants store water and shrug off neglect.

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Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Toxic to pets Easy

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Aloe Vera

Aloe vera

Toxic to pets Easy

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ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Toxic to pets Easy

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Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

Toxic to pets Easy

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Spineless Yucca

Yucca gigantea

Toxic to pets Easy

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Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Pet-safe Easy

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Echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Pet-safe Easy

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String of Pearls

Curio rowleyanus

Toxic to pets Moderate

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Zebra Haworthia

Haworthiopsis attenuata

Pet-safe Easy

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Flaming Katy

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Toxic to pets Easy

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Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

Pet-safe Easy

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Sweetheart Hoya

Hoya kerrii

Pet-safe Easy

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Hindu Rope Plant

Hoya carnosa 'Compacta'

Pet-safe Moderate

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String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii

Pet-safe Easy

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String of Bananas

Curio radicans

Toxic to pets Easy

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Peperomia Hope

Peperomia 'Hope'

Pet-safe Easy

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Happy Bean Peperomia

Peperomia ferreyrae

Pet-safe Easy

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Foxtail Fern

Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'

Toxic to pets Easy

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Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

Pet-safe Easy

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Sago Palm

Cycas revoluta

Toxic to pets Moderate

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Cardboard Palm

Zamia furfuracea

Toxic to pets Easy

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European Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

Pet-safe Easy

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Spineless Yucca

Yucca gigantea

Toxic to pets Easy

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Black Prince Echeveria

Echeveria 'Black Prince'

Pet-safe Easy

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Lipstick Echeveria

Echeveria agavoides

Pet-safe Easy

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Burro's Tail

Sedum morganianum

Pet-safe Moderate

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String of Buttons

Crassula perforata

Toxic to pets Easy

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Gollum Jade

Crassula ovata 'Gollum'

Toxic to pets Easy

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Ghost Plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Pet-safe Easy

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Lavender Pebbles

Graptopetalum amethystinum

Pet-safe Moderate

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Black Rose Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'

Pet-safe Moderate

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String of Dolphins

Curio × peregrinus

Toxic to pets Moderate

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Blue Chalk Sticks

Curio repens

Toxic to pets Easy

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Living Stones

Lithops aucampiae

Pet-safe Fussy

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Ox Tongue

Gasteria bicolor

Pet-safe Easy

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Panda Plant

Kalanchoe tomentosa

Toxic to pets Easy

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Elephant Bush

Portulacaria afra

Pet-safe Easy

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Hen and Chicks

Sempervivum tectorum

Pet-safe Easy

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Desert Rose

Adenium obesum

Toxic to pets Moderate

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Jelly Bean Plant

Sedum rubrotinctum

Toxic to pets Easy

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Bunny Ears Cactus

Opuntia microdasys

Pet-safe Easy

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Golden Barrel Cactus

Echinocactus grusonii

Pet-safe Easy

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Moon Cactus

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Old Lady Cactus

Mammillaria hahniana

Pet-safe Easy

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Fairy Castle Cactus

Acanthocereus tetragonus

Pet-safe Easy

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Bishop's Cap Cactus

Astrophytum myriostigma

Pet-safe Moderate

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Star Cactus

Astrophytum asterias

Pet-safe Moderate

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Rat Tail Cactus

Aporocactus flagelliformis

Pet-safe Easy

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Fishbone Cactus

Epiphyllum anguliger

Pet-safe Easy

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Peanut Cactus

Echinopsis chamaecereus

Pet-safe Easy

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Pincushion Cactus

Mammillaria crinita

Pet-safe Easy

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Easter Cactus

Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri

Pet-safe Moderate

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San Pedro Cactus

Echinopsis pachanoi

Toxic to pets Easy

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Peruvian Apple Cactus

Cereus repandus

Pet-safe Easy

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Xerographica Air Plant

Tillandsia xerographica

Pet-safe Moderate

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Medusa's Head Air Plant

Tillandsia caput-medusae

Pet-safe Easy

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Shirley Temple Air Plant

Tillandsia streptophylla

Pet-safe Moderate

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Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Pet-safe Moderate

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Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Pet-safe Easy

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Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Toxic to pets Easy

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Sage

Salvia officinalis

Pet-safe Easy

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Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Toxic to pets Moderate

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Moses-in-the-Cradle

Tradescantia spathacea

Toxic to pets Easy

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