Find your plant and learn what it needs
A care card for every plant, a symptom table for when things go wrong, and straight answers on pet safety.
- 44plants with a care card
- 8parameters on every care card
- 12collections by need
Find your plant
By name, by the nursery tag or by collection: low light, safe for cats, reliable blooms.
Read the care card
Light, water, temperature, humidity, soil, difficulty, toxicity, blooms. Eight lines instead of an essay.
Figure out what's wrong
Every plant has a table: symptom, likely cause, what to do. A yellow leaf alone is not a diagnosis.
Grow and propagate
Repotting, cuttings, division, fertilizing. Step by step, without miracle products.
Where to start
The plant catalog, care basics, problems and pests.
Houseplants A–Z
Plant cards with a care summary, repotting, propagation and a symptom table.
44 plants
Houseplant Care
Watering, light, repotting, soil, pots, fertilizer and propagation: the general rules that work for almost any plant.
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Problems and Symptoms
Yellow or brown leaves, no blooms, root rot, mold on the soil: find the cause from the symptom and fix it.
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Houseplant Pests
Spider mites, mealybugs, scale, aphids, thrips and bugs in the soil: how to identify them and what actually works.
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What's wrong with my plant?
Pick what you see. We'll show the likely causes and what to do. If something is living on the leaves, use the second column.
Popular houseplants
Monstera
Monstera deliciosa- Bright indirect; tolerates medium light, but leaves stay smaller and less split
- When top 2–3 in. are dry: about every 5–7 days in summer, 10–14 in winter
- Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA): insoluble calcium oxalates
Snake plant
Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)- Low to bright indirect; tolerates some direct sun
- When soil is fully dry: every 2–3 weeks summer, 4–8 weeks winter
- Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA): saponins
Pothos
Epipremnum aureum- Bright indirect; east or west window, south behind a sheer; tolerates medium light, variegated types fade in shade
- When the top 1–2 in. are dry: about every 5–8 days in summer, every 10–14 days in winter
- Toxic to dogs and cats (ASPCA): insoluble calcium oxalates; sap can irritate skin
ZZ plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Low to bright indirect; no hot direct sun
- When fully dry: every 2–3 weeks summer, 4–6 weeks winter
- Toxic if eaten (calcium oxalates); not pet-safe
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum spp.- Bright indirect light for blooms; tolerates low light (no direct midday sun)
- When the top 1 inch is dry or leaves begin to sag; every 5–7 days in summer, 10–14 in winter
- Toxic to dogs and cats per ASPCA (insoluble calcium oxalates)
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum- Bright indirect; tolerates medium light
- When top 1 inch is dry: ~weekly summer, every 10–14 days winter
- Non-toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA)
Most houseplants die from overwatering, not drought: roots in constantly wet soil run out of oxygen and start to rot within days.
WateringA ZZ plant stores water in its thick underground rhizomes and can go a month without watering.
ZZ plantMoth orchids grow in bark, not soil: their roots need air, which is why they are watered by soaking rather than from a can.
OrchidsSnake plants tolerate low light, but they grow faster and stay firmer in bright, indirect light.
Snake plantA plant for your situation
Easy Houseplants
Forgive missed waterings, low light and neglect: where beginners should start.
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Flowering Houseplants
Plants that really bloom indoors, and what they need to do it.
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Succulents and Cacti
Jade, echeveria, haworthia, cacti: sun, infrequent watering, gritty soil.
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Low-Light Plants
For north windows and the far side of the room.
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Trailing and Climbing Plants
Pothos, ivy, hoya, tradescantia: for hanging baskets and moss poles.
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Large Houseplants
Fiddle-leaf figs, monsteras, palms: floor plants that act like furniture.
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Indoor Palms
Parlor, areca, kentia and ponytail palms: light, humidity and brown tips.
See plantsFour questions everyone starts with
Short answers. Details are in the sections and plant cards.
How often should I water houseplants?
There is no universal schedule: a ZZ plant every 2–3 weeks, a peace lily when its leaves just start to droop, a moth orchid by soaking every 7–10 days. One rule works for most: push a finger 1 inch into the soil and water when it feels dry. In winter, water about half as often.
Why are my plant's leaves turning yellow?
Most often it's overwatering and water sitting in a pot without drainage. Less often it's too little light, cold drafts, dry air from heating vents or pests under the leaves. One old lower leaf yellowing on a mature plant is normal; widespread yellowing means it's time to check the roots.
When should I repot a houseplant?
In spring, when the plant starts growing again. After buying a plant, let it settle for 2–3 weeks first unless the soil is soggy and smells. Go up just 1–2 inches in pot diameter.
Which houseplants are safe for cats and dogs?
The ASPCA lists spider plant, calathea, prayer plant, most peperomias, haworthia, parlor palm and African violet as non-toxic. Toxic ones include dieffenbachia, monstera, peace lily, ZZ plant, pothos and alocasia. True lilies are especially dangerous to cats.
Latest guides
Mealybugs on houseplants: how to identify and get rid of them
Mealybugs look like white cotton in leaf axils. How to confirm them, kill them with alcohol swabs, soap and oil, check for root mealybugs, and stop them coming back.
Spider mites on houseplants: how to spot them and get rid of them
Spider mites show up as pale stippling and fine webbing under leaves. The white-paper test, life cycle by temperature, a day-by-day treatment plan and what fails.
Monstera adansonii: Swiss cheese vine care
Monstera adansonii care: light, watering, soil, climbing vs trailing, how to tell it from obliqua and Monstera deliciosa, propagation, problems and pet safety.
Don't see your plant?
Send us its name (the botanical name from the nursery tag is best) and we'll add a care card. Not sure what it is? Send a photo of a leaf.