Compact plants
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Top 1212 Best Plants for Small Spaces and Tiny Apartments
Twelve compact plants for desks, shelves, and small apartments, with their real sizes, the light each one needs, and which are pet-safe.
African Violet
Streptocarpus ionanthusBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Air Plant
Tillandsia spp.Bright indirectModeratePet safety unconfirmed
Aloe Vera
Aloe veraBright indirectFull sunEasyToxic to pets
Bromeliad
Guzmania lingulataBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Bunny Ears Cactus
Opuntia microdasysBright indirectFull sunEasyPet-safe
Chinese Evergreen
AglaonemaLow lightMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioidesBright indirectEasyPet safety unconfirmed
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera × buckleyiBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Echeveria
Echeveria spp.Bright indirectFull sunModeratePet-safe
Haworthia
Haworthiopsis attenuataBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Jade Plant
Crassula ovataBright indirectFull sunEasyToxic to pets
Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderianaBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianumBright indirectMedium lightHardPet safety unconfirmed
Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis spp.Bright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenisBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Peperomia
Peperomia obtusifoliaBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Philodendron Birkin
Philodendron 'Birkin'Bright indirectModerateToxic to pets
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachyaBright indirectEasyPet-safe
Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeuraBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreiaBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
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