Bringing some pet-friendly indoor houseplants into your home is a great way to improve air quality and keep your pet safe. Not only do they help remove toxins from the air, but they are low-maintenance plants that can thrive in a variety of light and soil conditions.
Pet-friendly indoor houseplants are an excellent way to bring some greenery into your home without the hassle of trying to keep plants alive. Not only are they easy on pet owners, but can be great air purifiers as well that remove toxins from the air.
The Top 10 pet-friendly indoor houseplants include:
1. Aloe
2. Areca Palm
3. Dracaena Marginata
4. Peace Lily
5. Bamboo Palm
6. Spider Plant
7. Boston Fern
8. Garden Mum
9. Chrysanthemum/Florist’s Mum or Daisy
10 . Snake Plant /Mother-in-Law’s Tongue
Aloe is a very popular plant with pet owners because it has very low toxicity levels. It can help to detoxify the air in your home and keep your pets safe if ingested. The aloe plant requires bright, but indirect lighting and prefers to be kept in warm temperatures of 65 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Dracaena Marginata can grow up to 6 feet tall if grown indoors, but will only grow until 2-3 feet before needing to be trimmed. Its toxic levels make it a great choice for homes with pets and babies. It requires bright but indirect lighting and prefers moist soil when growing, but can tolerate dry conditions when not in active growth.
Peace Lily is another great pet-friendly plant that can help to clean and purify the air in your home. Peace Lilies prefer to be kept in a shady spot with indirect light and need to be watered thoroughly, but only when the soil feels dry to the touch.
Bamboo Palm is one of the best plants for removing toxins from the air and is pet-friendly as well. It prefers bright light but can also grow in medium or low light areas. Bamboo palms prefer moist, but not wet soil.
Boston Ferns are another high toxin removing houseplant that also can be kept as a pet-friendly indoor houseplant. They prefer bright, indirect light, and moist soil conditions.
Chrysanthemum/Florist’s Mum or Daisy is another great pet-friendly houseplant that does well in bright, indirect sunlight. They are low maintenance and require very little watering.
Snake Plant /Mother-in-Law’s Tongue is a popular choice for pet owners because it does not have any toxic levels to harm your pets if ingested. It requires very little light but can tolerate lower levels. It also prefers to be kept on the dry side.
