Best Pet-Safe Houseplants for Cats & Dogs

Every plant here is listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs by the ASPCA. They let you green up your home without worrying about curious pets.

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Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens

Pet-safe Moderate

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Calathea (Prayer Plant)

Goeppertia orbifolia

Pet-safe Fussy

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Wax Plant (Hoya)

Hoya carnosa

Pet-safe Easy

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Air Plant

Tillandsia

Pet-safe Moderate

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Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Pet-safe Easy

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Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides

Pet-safe Easy

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Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Pet-safe Moderate

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Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia)

Peperomia obtusifolia

Pet-safe Easy

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Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Pet-safe Easy

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Parlor Palm

Chamaedorea elegans

Pet-safe Easy

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Kentia Palm

Howea forsteriana

Pet-safe Moderate

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Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus

Pet-safe Moderate

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Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum raddianum

Pet-safe Fussy

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Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Pet-safe Moderate

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Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

Pet-safe Moderate

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Nerve Plant

Fittonia albivenis

Pet-safe Fussy

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Polka Dot Plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Pet-safe Easy

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African Violet

Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia

Pet-safe Moderate

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Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera truncata

Pet-safe Easy

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Echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Pet-safe Easy

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Zebra Haworthia

Haworthiopsis attenuata

Pet-safe Easy

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Guzmania Bromeliad

Guzmania lingulata

Pet-safe Moderate

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Money Tree

Pachira aquatica

Pet-safe Easy

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Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

Pet-safe Easy

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Grape Ivy

Cissus rhombifolia

Pet-safe Easy

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Sweetheart Hoya

Hoya kerrii

Pet-safe Easy

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Silver Pink Vine

Hoya pubicalyx

Pet-safe Easy

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Hoya linearis

Hoya linearis

Pet-safe Fussy

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Hoya obovata

Hoya obovata

Pet-safe Easy

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Fung Wax Flower

Hoya curtisii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Krimson Queen Hoya

Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Queen'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Hindu Rope Plant

Hoya carnosa 'Compacta'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Miniature Wax Plant

Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella

Pet-safe Moderate

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Wax Vine

Hoya wayetii

Pet-safe Easy

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Grass-leaved Hoya

Hoya retusa

Pet-safe Moderate

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String of Nickels

Dischidia nummularia

Pet-safe Moderate

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String of Turtles

Peperomia prostrata

Pet-safe Moderate

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String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii

Pet-safe Easy

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Common Waxflower

Hoya australis

Pet-safe Easy

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Calathea Medallion

Goeppertia roseopicta 'Medallion'

Pet-safe Fussy

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Rattlesnake Plant

Goeppertia insignis

Pet-safe Moderate

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Zebra Plant

Goeppertia zebrina

Pet-safe Fussy

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Peacock Plant

Goeppertia makoyana

Pet-safe Fussy

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Pinstripe Calathea

Goeppertia ornata

Pet-safe Fussy

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Calathea White Fusion

Goeppertia lietzei 'White Fusion'

Pet-safe Fussy

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Network Calathea

Goeppertia kegeljanii 'Network'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Eternal Flame

Goeppertia crocata

Pet-safe Fussy

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Calathea Freddie

Goeppertia concinna 'Freddie'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Red Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura

Pet-safe Moderate

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Green Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana

Pet-safe Moderate

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Lemon Lime Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura 'Lemon Lime'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Stromanthe Triostar

Stromanthe thalia 'Triostar'

Pet-safe Fussy

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Fishbone Prayer Plant

Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Never-Never Plant

Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Watermelon Peperomia

Peperomia argyreia

Pet-safe Easy

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Emerald Ripple Peperomia

Peperomia caperata

Pet-safe Easy

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Peperomia Rosso

Peperomia caperata 'Rosso'

Pet-safe Easy

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Peperomia Hope

Peperomia 'Hope'

Pet-safe Easy

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Peperomia Frost

Peperomia caperata 'Frost'

Pet-safe Easy

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Happy Bean Peperomia

Peperomia ferreyrae

Pet-safe Easy

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Beetle Peperomia

Peperomia angulata

Pet-safe Easy

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Blue Star Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Pet-safe Easy

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Rabbit's Foot Fern

Davallia fejeensis

Pet-safe Moderate

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Button Fern

Pellaea rotundifolia

Pet-safe Easy

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Kangaroo Paw Fern

Microsorum diversifolium

Pet-safe Moderate

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Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium

Pet-safe Moderate

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Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Pet-safe Easy

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Lemon Button Fern

Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'

Pet-safe Easy

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Silver Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Albolineata'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Heart Fern

Hemionitis arifolia

Pet-safe Moderate

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Kimberly Queen Fern

Nephrolepis obliterata

Pet-safe Easy

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Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

Pet-safe Easy

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Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Pet-safe Easy

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Majesty Palm

Ravenea rivularis

Pet-safe Moderate

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Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

Pet-safe Easy

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Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

Pet-safe Easy

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Bamboo Palm

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Pet-safe Easy

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European Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

Pet-safe Easy

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Pygmy Date Palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Pet-safe Easy

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Cat Palm

Chamaedorea cataractarum

Pet-safe Moderate

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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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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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Living Stones

Lithops aucampiae

Pet-safe Fussy

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Ox Tongue

Gasteria bicolor

Pet-safe 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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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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Peruvian Apple Cactus

Cereus repandus

Pet-safe Easy

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Moth Orchid

Phalaenopsis amabilis

Pet-safe Easy

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Noble Dendrobium

Dendrobium nobile

Pet-safe Moderate

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Dancing Lady Orchid

Oncidium sphacelatum

Pet-safe Moderate

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Corsage Orchid

Cattleya labiata

Pet-safe Moderate

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Slipper Orchid

Paphiopedilum insigne

Pet-safe Moderate

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Noble Orchid

Cymbidium goeringii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Blue Vanda

Vanda coerulea

Pet-safe Fussy

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Pansy Orchid

Miltonia spectabilis

Pet-safe Moderate

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Spider Orchid

Brassia verrucosa

Pet-safe Moderate

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Jewel Orchid

Ludisia discolor

Pet-safe Easy

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Zygopetalum Orchid

Zygopetalum maculatum

Pet-safe Moderate

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Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum radicans

Pet-safe Easy

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Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Pet-safe Moderate

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Tropical Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes ventricosa

Pet-safe Moderate

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Purple Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Pet-safe Moderate

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Yellow Trumpet Pitcher

Sarracenia flava

Pet-safe Moderate

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Round-leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Pet-safe Moderate

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Cape Sundew

Drosera capensis

Pet-safe Easy

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Mexican Butterwort

Pinguicula moranensis

Pet-safe Moderate

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Cobra Lily

Darlingtonia californica

Pet-safe Fussy

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Rabbit Bladderwort

Utricularia sandersonii

Pet-safe Easy

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Spoonleaf Sundew

Drosera spatulata

Pet-safe Easy

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Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Pet-safe Easy

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Anubias Nana Petite

Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite'

Pet-safe Easy

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Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus

Pet-safe Easy

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Amazon Sword

Echinodorus grisebachii

Pet-safe Easy

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Cryptocoryne Wendtii

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Pet-safe Easy

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Cryptocoryne Parva

Cryptocoryne parva

Pet-safe Moderate

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Vallisneria

Vallisneria spiralis

Pet-safe Easy

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Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Pet-safe Easy

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Bucephalandra

Bucephalandra motleyana

Pet-safe Moderate

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Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

Pet-safe Moderate

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Anubias Congensis

Anubias congensis

Pet-safe Easy

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Water Sprite

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Pet-safe Easy

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Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Pet-safe Easy

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African Water Fern

Bolbitis heudelotii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

Pet-safe Easy

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Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula

Pet-safe Moderate

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Dwarf Rotala

Rotala rotundifolia

Pet-safe Easy

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Red Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Pet-safe Easy

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Dwarf Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma

Pet-safe Easy

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Sunset Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Pet-safe Easy

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Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Pet-safe Easy

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Pearlweed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Pet-safe Easy

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Carolina Fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Pet-safe Moderate

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Brazilian Waterweed

Egeria densa

Pet-safe Easy

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Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum

Pet-safe Easy

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Scarlet Temple

Alternanthera reineckii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Staurogyne Repens

Staurogyne repens

Pet-safe Moderate

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Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Pet-safe Moderate

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Sacred Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Pet-safe Moderate

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Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Pet-safe Easy

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Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Pet-safe Easy

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Pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

Pet-safe Easy

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Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Pet-safe Easy

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Common Eelgrass

Zostera marina

Pet-safe Fussy

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Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Pet-safe Moderate

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Blushing Bromeliad

Neoregelia carolinae

Pet-safe Moderate

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Neoregelia Fireball

Neoregelia 'Fireball'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Urn Plant

Aechmea fasciata

Pet-safe Easy

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Amazonian Zebra Plant

Aechmea chantinii

Pet-safe Moderate

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Flaming Sword

Vriesea splendens

Pet-safe Moderate

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King of Bromeliads

Vriesea hieroglyphica

Pet-safe Moderate

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Earth Star

Cryptanthus bivittatus

Pet-safe Moderate

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Queen's Tears

Billbergia nutans

Pet-safe Easy

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Summer Torch

Billbergia pyramidalis

Pet-safe Easy

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Xerographica Air Plant

Tillandsia xerographica

Pet-safe Moderate

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Sky Plant

Tillandsia ionantha

Pet-safe Easy

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Bulbous Air Plant

Tillandsia bulbosa

Pet-safe Easy

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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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Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Pet-safe Easy

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Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Pet-safe Moderate

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Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Pet-safe Easy

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Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Pet-safe Moderate

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Sage

Salvia officinalis

Pet-safe Easy

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Dill

Anethum graveolens

Pet-safe Easy

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Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

Pet-safe Easy

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Moon Valley Friendship Plant

Pilea involucrata 'Moon Valley'

Pet-safe Moderate

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Baby Tears Pilea

Pilea depressa

Pet-safe Easy

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Aluminum Plant

Pilea cadierei

Pet-safe Easy

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Goldfish Plant

Nematanthus gregarius

Pet-safe Moderate

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Lipstick Plant

Aeschynanthus radicans

Pet-safe Moderate

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Cape Primrose

Streptocarpus hybridus

Pet-safe Moderate

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