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101 Easy houseplants for beginners

New to plants? Start here. Each of these is forgiving of the odd missed watering and doesn't demand perfect light or humidity.

1. African Milk TreeEuphorbia trigonaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic2. Air PlantTillandsia ionanthaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown3. Aloe VeraAloe veraBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic4. Aluminum PlantPilea cadiereiBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe5. AmaryllisHippeastrum × hybridumBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic6. Arrowhead PlantSyngonium podophyllumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic7. Asparagus FernAsparagus setaceusBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic8. Baby Rubber PlantPeperomia obtusifoliaBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe9. Bamboo PalmChamaedorea seifriziiBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxicity unknown10. Bird's Nest FernAsplenium nidusBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxicity unknown11. Blue ChalksticksCurio repensBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic12. Blue Star FernPhlebodium aureumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxicity unknown13. Blushing BromeliadNeoregelia carolinaeBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe14. Bunny Ears CactusOpuntia microdasysBeginner-friendly · direct sunpet-safe15. Cast Iron PlantAspidistra elatiorBeginner-friendly · low lightpet-safe16. Cebu Blue PothosEpipremnum pinnatumBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic17. Century PlantAgave americanaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic18. Chinese EvergreenAglaonema commutatumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic19. Chinese Money PlantPilea peperomioidesBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown20. Christmas CactusSchlumbergera × buckleyiBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe21. CliviaClivia miniataBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic22. ColeusColeus scutellarioidesBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic23. Corn PlantDracaena fragransBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic24. Crown of ThornsEuphorbia miliiBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic25. Cylindrical Snake PlantDracaena angolensisBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic26. Devil's BackboneEuphorbia tithymaloidesBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic27. Dragon TreeDracaena marginataBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic28. Dumb CaneDieffenbachia seguineBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic29. Dwarf Umbrella TreeSchefflera arboricolaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic30. Earth StarCryptanthus bivittatusBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe31. Elephant BushPortulacaria afraBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown32. Fairy Castle CactusAcanthocereus tetragonusBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown33. Fishbone CactusDisocactus anguligerBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown34. Flaming KatyKalanchoe blossfeldianaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic35. GeraniumPelargonium × hortorumBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic36. Ghost PlantGraptopetalum paraguayenseBeginner-friendly · direct sunpet-safe37. Golden Barrel CactusEchinocactus grusoniiBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown38. Golden PothosEpipremnum aureumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic39. Grape IvyCissus rhombifoliaBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe40. GuzmaniaGuzmania lingulataBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe41. Haworthia CooperiHaworthia cooperiBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe42. Heartleaf PhilodendronPhilodendron hederaceumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic43. Hoya AustralisHoya australisBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown44. Hoya ObovataHoya obovataBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown45. Hoya PubicalyxHoya pubicalyxBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe46. Inch PlantTradescantia zebrinaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic47. Jade PlantCrassula ovataBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic48. Japanese AraliaFatsia japonicaBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe49. Jelly Bean PlantSedum rubrotinctumBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown50. Jewel OrchidLudisia discolorBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe51. Kangaroo Paw FernMicrosorum diversifoliumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxicity unknown52. Kentia PalmHowea forsterianaBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe53. Lady PalmRhapis excelsaBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe54. Ladyfinger CactusMammillaria elongataBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown55. Lucky BambooDracaena sanderianaBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic56. Mistletoe CactusRhipsalis bacciferaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe57. Money TreePachira aquaticaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe58. Moses in the CradleTradescantia spathaceaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic59. Moth OrchidPhalaenopsis amabilisBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe60. Mother of ThousandsKalanchoe daigremontianaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic61. Ox TongueGasteria obliquaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown62. Panda PlantKalanchoe tomentosaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic63. Parlor PalmChamaedorea elegansBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe64. Peace LilySpathiphyllum wallisiiBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic65. Peanut CactusEchinopsis chamaecereusBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown66. Pencil CactusEuphorbia tirucalliBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic67. Peperomia HopePeperomia tetraphylla 'Hope'Beginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown68. Peruvian Apple CactusCereus repandusBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown69. Philodendron MicansPhilodendron hederaceum var. hederaceumBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic70. Philodendron XanaduThaumatophyllum xanaduBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic71. Pincushion CactusMammillaria crinitaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxicity unknown72. Pink QuillTillandsia cyaneaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown73. Polka Dot PlantHypoestes phyllostachyaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe74. Ponytail PalmBeaucarnea recurvataBeginner-friendly · direct sunpet-safe75. Purple HeartTradescantia pallidaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic76. Purple Passion PlantGynura aurantiacaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe77. Purple ShamrockOxalis triangularisBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic78. Raindrop PeperomiaPeperomia polybotryaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown79. Ripple PeperomiaPeperomia caperataBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowpet-safe80. Rubber PlantFicus elasticaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic81. Satin PothosScindapsus pictusBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic82. Silver Sword PhilodendronPhilodendron hastatumBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic83. Snake PlantDracaena trifasciataBeginner-friendly · a bright room away from the windowtoxic84. Song of IndiaDracaena reflexaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic85. Spider PlantChlorophytum comosumBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe86. Spineless YuccaYucca giganteaBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic87. String of BananasCurio radicansBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic88. String of ButtonsCrassula perforataBeginner-friendly · direct suntoxic89. String of HeartsCeropegia woodiiBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown90. Swedish IvyPlectranthus verticillatusBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe91. Swiss Cheese PlantMonstera deliciosaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic92. Swiss Cheese VineMonstera adansoniiBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic93. Thanksgiving CactusSchlumbergera truncataBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown94. Tradescantia NanoukTradescantia cerinthoides 'Nanouk'Beginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic95. Tree PhilodendronThaumatophyllum bipinnatifidumBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic96. Umbrella TreeSchefflera actinophyllaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic97. Urn PlantAechmea fasciataBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxicity unknown98. Wax PlantHoya carnosaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe99. Whale Fin Snake PlantDracaena masonianaBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lighttoxic100. Zebra HaworthiaHaworthiopsis fasciataBeginner-friendly · bright, indirect lightpet-safe101. ZZ PlantZamioculcas zamiifoliaBeginner-friendly · low lighttoxic

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Pet-safety labels here are our own records, compiled by following the ASPCA's published toxic and non-toxic plant lists and Pet Poison Helpline's plant poison list rather than copied from them. No list is a safety guarantee — confirm anything that matters against the ASPCA’s lists or Pet Poison Helpline’s, or with your vet.