Best plants for the living room
Filter by light, difficulty and pet safety to find a plant that fits.
Top 1212 Best Low Light Plants for Your Home
Twelve houseplants that hold up in dim rooms, north windows, and offices, with honest notes on growth speed and pet safety.
Top 1313 Best Plants for Bright Light
Thirteen houseplants for a sunny or very bright window, from jade and aloe to big floor plants, with tips on easing them into strong light.
Top 1313 Best Statement Floor Plants
Thirteen big floor plants that anchor a room, from the easy monstera to the fussy fiddle-leaf fig, with honest notes on light, space, and pets.
African Violet
Streptocarpus ionanthusBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Air Plant
Tillandsia spp.Bright indirectModerateToxic to pets
Aloe Vera
Aloe veraBright indirectFull sunEasyToxic to pets
Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanumBright indirectModerateToxic to pets
Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescensBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Arrowhead Plant
Syngonium podophyllumBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicolaiBright indirectFull sunModerateToxic to pets
Bird’s Nest Fern
Asplenium nidusBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltataBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Bromeliad
Guzmania lingulataBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Bunny Ears Cactus
Opuntia microdasysBright indirectFull sunEasyPet-safe
Burro’s Tail
Sedum morganianumBright indirectFull sunEasyPet-safe
Calathea Medallion
Goeppertia roseopicta 'Medallion'Bright indirectMedium lightHardPet-safe
Calathea Orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifoliaMedium lightHardPet-safe
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatiorLow lightEasyPet-safe
Chinese Evergreen
AglaonemaLow lightMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioidesBright indirectEasyToxic to pets
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera × buckleyiBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Corn Plant
Dracaena fragransBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Croton
Codiaeum variegatumBright indirectFull sunModerateToxic to pets
Dracaena Marginata
Dracaena reflexa var. angustifoliaBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Dumb Cane
Dieffenbachia spp.Bright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Echeveria
Echeveria spp.Bright indirectFull sunModeratePet-safe
Ficus Audrey
Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey'Bright indirectMedium lightModerateToxic to pets
Fiddle-Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrataBright indirectHardToxic to pets
Haworthia
Haworthiopsis attenuataBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceumLow lightMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Hoya Carnosa
Hoya carnosaBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Inch Plant
Tradescantia zebrinaBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Jade Plant
Crassula ovataBright indirectFull sunEasyToxic to pets
Kentia Palm
Howea forsterianaLow lightMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Lipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicansBright indirectModeratePet-safe
Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderianaBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Majesty Palm
Ravenea rivularisBright indirectHardPet-safe
Mini Monstera
Rhaphidophora tetraspermaBright indirectEasyToxic to pets
Money Tree
Pachira aquaticaBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Monstera
Monstera deliciosaBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis spp.Bright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophyllaBright indirectFull sunModeratePet-safe
Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea elegansLow lightMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Peace Lily
SpathiphyllumLow lightMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Peperomia
Peperomia obtusifoliaBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Philodendron Birkin
Philodendron 'Birkin'Bright indirectModerateToxic to pets
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachyaBright indirectEasyPet-safe
Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvataBright indirectFull sunEasyPet-safe
Pothos
Epipremnum aureumLow lightMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeuraBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Rattlesnake Plant
Goeppertia insignisBright indirectMedium lightModeratePet-safe
Rubber Plant
Ficus elasticaBright indirectMedium lightModerateToxic to pets
Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciataBright indirectLow lightEasyToxic to pets
String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanusBright indirectFull sunHardToxic to pets
Swiss Cheese Vine
Monstera adansoniiBright indirectMedium lightModerateToxic to pets
Umbrella Plant
Heptapleurum arboricolaBright indirectMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreiaBright indirectMedium lightEasyPet-safe
Yucca
Yucca giganteaBright indirectFull sunEasyToxic to pets
ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifoliaLow lightMedium lightEasyToxic to pets
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