seven Unique Non-Toxic Houseplants

If you have been reading through A Beautiful Mess for awhile, you know that we Adore our posts about houseplants. We enjoy purchasing for them, we love arranging them, and we adore living with plants! After my husband and I purchased our new residence, I instantly began mentally decorating our daughter’;s area when it hit me: Um, what if our plants are poisonous? It turns out that numerous of them had been (I am seeking at you, beloved fiddle-leaf figs) and that a whole lot of the non-toxic ones just looked kind of dull. So I started out performing a little study on intriguing-hunting home plants that are non-toxic to young children, cats, and dogs, and I imagined I’;d share my favorite 7 non-toxic houseplants with you guys today.

one. Child Rubber Plant (also called peperomia)

I adore this plant for its thick, waxy leaves! It truly is technically a succulent but it appears a little various than most succulents. The child rubber plant just needs some vivid, indirect sunlight, and occasional watering, and it is good to go!

2. Donkey’;s Tail (also known as burro’;s tail)

I was so glad to locate at least one common succulent on the non-toxic lists. These are great, as they need tiny water, and they’;re quite forgiving if you overlook to water them! They do want far more sunlight, however, so they’;re greatest by a window.

3. Boston Fern

There are Numerous varieties of ferns: some are very toxic (some are even carcinogenic), and a few are not, this kind of as the Boston fern. Be positive you examine the labels, and will not go just by look, as they all seem exceptionally related! Boston ferns require plenty of watering but don’;t do extremely properly in direct sunlight, so they make wonderful houseplants if you can don’;t forget to preserve them watered.

4. Fittonia (also named nerve plant or mosaic plant)

These demand conditions much like our boston fern—indirect sunlight and a whole lot of water!

5. Spider Plant (also known as airplane plant)

The spider plant demands moderate light, but the great news with this a single is that it wants to dry out among waterings! Forgetful people of the planet, rejoice with me.

6. Hoya (this variety is also called Hindu rope, Krinkle Kurl, or wax plant)

I enjoy how weird this plant seems. It grows the best in vivid, indirect light, and you never have to water it really significantly at all.

6. Prayer Plant (also known as rabbit’;s tracks)

This 1 is my absolute preferred. It truly is reduced upkeep, and I can not cease hunting at it—it seems to be so exciting! It likes a lower-light environment, and you have to keep its soil moist (but not also soggy), but it truly is actually a gorgeous point to have all around.

If you aren’;t positive what some of your houseplants are and you’;d like to examine on them, get some photos of them on your mobile phone and pay a visit to your nearby nursery! They’;ll be ready to support and solution concerns about your plants. I consider it truly is truly critical to at least know the names of your plants if you are worried about your kids or your pets munching on them on the sly, appropriate?

There are plenty far more non-toxic plants out there if you are interested! I am certainly not an specialist on plant toxicity, so please do the research if you are concerned. Here is a excellent resource for what plants are toxic and non-toxic for youngsters, and here is a checklist for canines and cats (and horses, if you happen to have a horse that lives in your residence). And of program, let’;s just attempt and avoid eating houseplants in the 1st place. ) Allow me know if you have any guidelines as well! xo. Sarah

Credits // Writer and Photography: Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited with Lula (B&W) from the Signature Assortment (with the “monochromes” layer turned off).