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Explore every plant in the House Plant Finder database, then narrow the list by light, watering, humidity, pet safety, and care difficulty.
African Violet
Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia
A compact flowering houseplant with soft fuzzy leaves and colorful blooms that prefers bright indirect light, steady moisture, and gentle indoor conditions.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Alocasia Polly
Alocasia × amazonica 'Polly'
A compact Alocasia with dramatic dark arrow-shaped leaves and silver-white veins — a statement plant that rewards consistent humidity and steady hands.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
A sun-loving succulent with fleshy leaves that stores water and works well for bright windowsills and dry homes.
- 🌞 Full sunlight
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Anthurium Clarinervium
Anthurium clarinervium
A compact foliage anthurium with thick, velvet-green heart-shaped leaves traced by bold pale veins.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Areca Palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
A graceful, feathery palm for bright rooms; the ASPCA lists it as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Arrowhead Plant
Syngonium podophyllum
A fast-growing tropical vine with arrow-shaped juvenile leaves that can trail, climb, or stay bushy with regular pruning; this page covers the classic all-green species form.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Begonia ‘Black Tango’
Begonia 'Black Tango'
A compact foliage begonia sold for near-black leaves, best grown in filtered light, an airy mix, and stable moderate humidity.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Begonia ‘Garden Angel Blush’
Begonia 'Garden Angel Blush'
A vigorous hardy hybrid begonia with silver maple-like leaves, plum-red blush and veins, and pink flowers for shaded gardens or containers.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicolai
A large tropical statement plant with upright stalks and broad paddle-shaped leaves that needs very bright indoor light and generous space.
- 🌞 Full sunlight
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Bird’s-nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
A pet-compatible tropical fern with glossy strap-shaped fronds arranged in a nest-like rosette around a vulnerable central crown.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
A pet-compatible fern with long arching fronds that stays lush when moisture, humidity, filtered light, and cool-to-mild temperatures remain consistent.
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spp.
A sun-hungry woody vine with vivid papery bracts, best grown as a patio container plant that overwinters at the brightest window available.
- 🌞 Full sunlight
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe