Plant guides, plainly put.
What each plant needs, who it suits, and which ones are safe around cats and dogs.
By need
Pet-safe plants for homes with cats and dogs
Two of our nine plants are on the ASPCA's non-toxic list, and here is how to handle the other seven.
Low light houseplants: 3 plants that cope with dim rooms
Three plants for dim rooms, an honest look at which ones hold up there, and how to measure the light in your home.
Easy houseplants for beginners: five that forgive mistakes
Watering mistakes kill more houseplants than anything else, so start with a forgiving plant and one simple habit: feel the soil before you water.
How to water houseplants: how often, how much and how to tell
Overwatering kills more potted plants than anything else, so the real skill is checking the soil before you reach for the watering can.
Desk plants: five small plants for offices and shelves
Compact plants matched to the light your desk actually gets, from ceiling panels to a bright window, with clear notes for homes with cats and dogs.
Houseplant gifts: the best plants to give, matched to the person
Four plants worth giving, with notes on pets, light and watering, plus what to choose for a housewarming, a new job, a sympathy gift or a home with kids.
Air-purifying plants: do houseplants really clean the air?
The famous NASA list came from sealed lab boxes, so here is what that means for your living room and how the plants we carry compare.
By plant
Golden Pothos
An easygoing trailing vine that copes with dim rooms and missed waterings, likes its soil to dry a little between drinks, and is toxic to cats and dogs.
Swiss Cheese Vine
A fast-growing vine with holey, heart-shaped leaves that climbs a pole or trails from a shelf, wants medium to bright indirect light and, though it isn't on the ASPCA list, should be treated as toxic to pets.
Chinese Money Plant
A compact plant with round, coin-shaped leaves that wants bright, indirect light and a dry top inch between drinks, sends up pups to pass on, and isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
Neon Pothos
A fast-growing pothos with solid chartreuse leaves that stays brightest in medium to bright light, likes its soil to dry a little between drinks, and is toxic to cats and dogs.
Rattlesnake Plant
This spotted calathea wants evenly moist soil, low-mineral water and humid air, and the ASPCA lists it as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Money Tree
A braided tropical tree that wants bright, indirect light, water when the top inch of soil is dry and a spot it can stay in, and that the ASPCA lists as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Satin Pothos
A slow, silver-splashed trailing vine that isn't a true pothos, likes bright indirect light, curls its leaves when thirsty, and is toxic to cats and dogs.
Heartleaf Philodendron
A forgiving trailing vine with glossy heart-shaped leaves that copes with dim rooms, likes slightly moist soil and is toxic to cats and dogs.
Dieffenbachia Camille
A bushy dumb cane with creamy yellow leaves edged in green that likes bright, indirect light and soil that dries an inch down, and is toxic to cats and dogs.