| Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Adiantum venustum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil begins to dry, roughly every 4-6 days | Pet-safe |
| Aesculifolia Rodgersia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Alabama Lip Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | every 2-3 weeks | Mildly toxic to pets |
| all gold Japanese forest grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water 1-2 times weekly, more in dry or warm spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Alpine Lady Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week; more frequently in warm weather | Pet-safe |
| Alpine Squill | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water during growth; dry during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Alpine Woodsia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | every 1-2 weeks during the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| American Climbing Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep the soil consistently and evenly moist — never allow it to dry out between waterings | Mildly toxic to pets |
| American Lady Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 2–3 days during active growth; less frequently in winter | Pet-safe |
| American Royal Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice weekly or more; keep consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| American Wall Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days when in growth; every 2–3 weeks in winter | Pet-safe |
| American Wood Anemone | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during active spring growth; none during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Anderson's Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Anderson's Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice weekly in the growing season, weekly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Angel Frost Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily in hot weather; every 2–3 days in spring and autumn | Pet-safe |
| Arisaema consanguineum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist during growth, about every 4-7 days; ease off as it dies back | Toxic to pets |
| Arisaema elephas | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist during growth, about every 4-7 days; reduce as it dies back | Toxic to pets |
| Arisaema griffithii | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist through growth, roughly every 4-7 days; reduce sharply once foliage yellows | Toxic to pets |
| Arisaema ringens | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist during growth, about every 4-7 days; reduce as it dies back | Toxic to pets |
| Arisaema speciosum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist through growth, about every 4-7 days; reduce as it dies back | Toxic to pets |
| Arisaema tortuosum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep moist through the growing season, about every 4-7 days; reduce as it dies back | Toxic to pets |
| Arum italicum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist in active growth (autumn to spring); reduce sharply during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Asian Wonder Bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week during active growth; once per week in cool or dormant periods | Pet-safe |
| Asplenium platyneuron | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Water when the top 2-3 cm is dry; tolerates short dry spells better than most ferns | Pet-safe |
| Astilbe 'Bridal Veil' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil begins to dry; keep evenly moist, often 2-3 times weekly in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Athyrium angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist, watering when the top 2-3 cm dries, roughly every 4-6 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water every 4-6 days, more in hot weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep consistently moist; water every 4-6 days, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Athyrium niponicum 'Red Beauty' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water every 4-6 days, more often in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water every 4-6 days, increasing in hot weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Athyrium otophorum | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water every 4-6 days, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Water to establish, then every 7-14 days in dry spells; less in cool months | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Aucuba japonica Picturata | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly while establishing then less often | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Aucuba japonica Rozannie | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly in the first year then far less once established | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Balkan Sage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during dry spells | Pet-safe |
| Ball Moss | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Mist or briefly submerge 2–3 times a week in summer; 1–2 times a week in winter | Pet-safe |
| Barla's Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; roots should never dry out completely | Pet-safe |
| Bellflower Codonopsis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when the top 2–3 cm of soil is dry during the growing season; reduce significantly in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Beni-kaze Hakone Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Bent Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist through spring; tolerates slightly drier conditions during summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Berry Smoothie Heuchera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly | Pet-safe |
| Bicolor Barrenwort | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Regularly in the first season; once established, once every 2–3 weeks or rely on rainfall | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Bird-in-a-bush | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate in spring during active growth; dry during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Bird's-nest Orchid | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Not applicable for cultivation; in nature, reliant on consistently moist woodland humus | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Biting Porroglossum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every other day; medium must not dry out | Pet-safe |
| Black Mondo Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once a week during the growing season; reduce in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Black Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly in the growing season; sparingly in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Black-Seeded Melic | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water in dry spells, especially in lighter shade | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Black-stemmed Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top centimetre of substrate feels dry | Pet-safe |
| Blechnum chilense | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 4-6 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Bleeding Heart | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry; roughly weekly, keeping soil consistently moist in spring | Toxic to pets |
| Bleeding Heart | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in spring; taper off as foliage yellows; minimal when dormant | Toxic to pets |
| Blood-red Restrepia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; keep medium consistently lightly moist | Pet-safe |
| Bloodroot | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during spring growth; minimal or none during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Blue Cohosh | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 5–7 days; maintain consistently moist soil | Toxic to pets |
| Blue Columbine | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when the top 3 cm of soil dries, about weekly | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Blue Hosta 'Halcyon' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, about every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Blue Mouse Ears Hosta | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist, watering when the top 2-3 cm begins to dry, often weekly or more in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Blue Spurflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — water once or twice weekly in summer; reduce significantly in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Blushing Arisaema | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly during growing season; minimal in dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Bog Arum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Saturated soil or up to 15 cm of standing water | Toxic to pets |
| Bottle Gentian | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular — keep soil consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Bradley's Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1–2 cm of substrate dries out | Pet-safe |
| Braun's Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days; keep evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Bristly Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; medium kept consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Britt-Marie Crawford Ligularia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Constantly moist to wet; never allow to dry out — water generously in any dry spell, sometimes daily in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Broad-Leaved Primrose | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly throughout the growing season; reduced in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Broadleaf Bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in summer, once per week in winter | Pet-safe |
| Browning Coelogyne | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Evenly moist in the growing season (mid-spring to early autumn); water every 3–4 weeks in winter rest | Pet-safe |
| Brunnera macrophylla | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Bugle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; keep evenly moist but never waterlogged | Pet-safe |
| Bulbous Corydalis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Rely on natural rainfall during spring growth; no irrigation needed once dormant in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Burgundy Glow Bugle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; consistently moist but not waterlogged | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Burgundy Lace Japanese Painted Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season, reduce significantly in winter dormancy | Pet-safe |
| Burrawang | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water every 2–3 weeks in growing season, monthly or less in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Bushgrass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — water regularly to establish, then largely drought-tolerant | Pet-safe |
| Butterfield Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–14 days; much less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Calico flower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice a week during the growing season; once a week or less in winter. | Toxic to pets |
| California Giant Chain Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged | Pet-safe |
| California Maidenhair Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 3–5 days in the growing season; every 7–10 days in winter (dormant period) | Pet-safe |
| California Polypody | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly in autumn to spring; reduce to monthly or suspend in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| California Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Canada Mayflower | Low light (north window or shaded room) | 2–3 times per week during the growing season; minimal in dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Canada Violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly; more frequently in warm or dry periods | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Canadian Lousewort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly; keep soil evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Canadian Waterweed | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently submerged | Pet-safe |
| Carex pendula | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil moist; water in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Cast iron plant | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Catesby's Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist in spring; reduce after summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Caucasian Comfrey | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during dry spells; self-sufficient in rainy climates | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Celandine Poppy | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2 times per week during spring and early summer; reduce as plant self-senesces | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Cephalotaxus 'Fastigiata' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Chain Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 4-6 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Chamaedorea Microspadix | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Chaparensis Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily in hot weather; every 2–3 days in cooler seasons | Pet-safe |
| Chestnut-Flowered Sage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular — keep soil evenly moist through the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Chiapas Sage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — water when the top 2 cm of soil is dry | Pet-safe |
| Chinese Dwarf Bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice per week during the growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Chinese Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 6–10 days in summer, every 12–16 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Chinese Plum Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; weekly in dry spells, more while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Chinese woodbine | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly; do not allow the root zone to dry out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Christmas Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Christmas Rose | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist while establishing and during summer drought; established plants tolerate moderate dryness | Toxic to pets |
| Cilician Winter Aconite | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moist during late winter and spring growth; dry to moderate when dormant | Toxic to pets |
| Cinnamon Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week; keep consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Cinnamon Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep consistently moist to wet; water whenever the surface begins to dry, often every 3-5 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Cliff Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–14 days; allow top half of soil to dry between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Climbing Fetterbush | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Frequent; keep consistently moist to wet | Toxic to pets |
| Climbing Hydrangea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply weekly in the first 2-3 years and during dry spells | Toxic to pets |
| Clivia 'Belgian Hybrid' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when the top few cm are dry in growth; keep nearly dry through the winter rest | Toxic to pets |
| Cloth of Gold Saxifrage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Clustered Sanicle | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 1–2 weeks; maintain consistent moisture, never waterlogged | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Coastal Leucothoe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep evenly moist | Toxic to pets |
| Cole's Prostrate Hemlock | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 weeks; do not allow soil to dry out | Pet-safe |
| Columbine | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; water during dry spells | Toxic to pets |
| Common Bistort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Frequently — keep soil consistently moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Common blue violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–10 days; tolerates wet soil | Pet-safe |
| Common box | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during establishment; monthly once established in the ground | Toxic to pets |
| Common Bugle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; consistent moisture preferred | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Common Cow-wheat | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Common Foxglove | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water weekly in dry spells | Toxic to pets |
| Common Hepatica | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in the growing season; reduce in summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Common Maidenhair Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; keep soil evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Common Polypody | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 10–14 days; tolerates extended dry periods once established | Pet-safe |
| Common Snowdrop | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Naturally moisture-retentive soil; supplemental watering in dry spells during growth | Toxic to pets |
| Common Water Starwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently submerged or marginal | Pet-safe |
| Constricted Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily in summer heat; every 2–3 days in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Coral bells | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during active growth; reduce in autumn and winter | Pet-safe |
| Coral Bells 'Caramel' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, around weekly in growth; more in heat and for containers | Pet-safe |
| Coral Bells 'Obsidian' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly in growth; more in heat and for container plants | Pet-safe |
| Coral Bells 'Palace Purple' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly in growth; more in heat and for container plants | Pet-safe |
| Cow Parsley | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; water during dry spells in the first season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Creeping Comfrey | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–14 days; largely self-sufficient once established | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Creeping Gaultheria | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly; soil must not dry out | Toxic to pets |
| Creeping snowberry | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Creeping Woodland Phlox | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly; maintain consistent moisture | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Crested Bracken | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | every 1-2 weeks once established | Toxic to pets |
| Crested Christmas Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–10 days; allow top 2–3 cm to dry between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Crested Iris | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — keep evenly moist | Toxic to pets |
| Crested Wood Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil constantly moist; check every 3-5 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Crispum Hart's Tongue Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days; keep evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Crosswort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate — rainfall sufficient in UK | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Crown Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Cyperus-Like Sedge | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanent moisture; plant in standing water up to 15 cm deep | Pet-safe |
| Cyrtomium macrophyllum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Cystopteris bulbifera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water when the surface begins to dry, roughly every 3-6 days in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Cystopteris fragilis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist while in growth, watering when the top 1-2 cm of soil dries, roughly every 4-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dalstroem's Dragon Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting or watering; roots must remain continuously moist but never waterlogged | Pet-safe |
| Daphne laureola | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Weekly while establishing; rarely once established | Toxic to pets |
| Dark Green Ceratozamia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly in summer; every 2–3 weeks in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Densiformis Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Deparia acrostichoides | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water when the top 2 cm starts to dry, roughly every 4-7 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Desdemona Ligularia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Constantly moist to wet; never let it dry out — water generously in dry spells, sometimes daily in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Diana Clare Pulmonaria | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water every 4-6 days in dry spells, more in pots | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Diane's Gold Brunnera | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water when the top 2-3 cm dries, roughly every 4-6 days in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil begins to dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Dickie's Bladder Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | 2-3 times per week in the growing season; reduce in winter dormancy | Pet-safe |
| Dilys Cranesbill | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water once a week during dry spells; largely self-sufficient once established in UK conditions | Pet-safe |
| Dimpled Trout Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist from emergence to dormancy (late winter to late spring) | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Divisilobum Soft Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Dodson's Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting or every 1-2 days; never allow to dry out | Pet-safe |
| Dogwood | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate — water during establishment; drought-tolerant thereafter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dolce Blackcurrant Heuchera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly | Pet-safe |
| Double Bloodroot | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during spring growth; withhold or greatly reduce during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Double-Flowered Bloodroot | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate in spring; reduce as plant approaches dormancy in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Dove Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; the root zone must remain continuously moist | Pet-safe |
| Downy Yellow Violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Dracula bella | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep continuously moist, watering every 2-3 days so the medium never dries fully | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dracula simia | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep continuously moist, watering every 2-3 days so the medium never dries out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dracula sodiroi | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist at all times, watering about every 2-4 days; the medium should never fully dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dracula vampira | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep the medium evenly moist at all times; water roughly every 2-4 days, never allowing it to dry out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dreaming Air Plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Mist 2–3 times per week; soak weekly | Pet-safe |
| Drooping Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–10 days; allow surface to approach dryness between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Drooping Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist throughout spring; can tolerate slightly drier conditions in summer dormancy. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Drummond's Aster | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate | Pet-safe |
| dryas primulina | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in spring–summer; every 14–21 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply during dry spells, roughly weekly in summer | Pet-safe |
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist, watering when the top 1-2 cm dries, roughly every 4-6 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dryopteris championii | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply in dry spells, roughly weekly in summer heat | Pet-safe |
| Dryopteris dilatata | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil moist, watering when the top 2-3 cm dries, roughly every 5-7 days; established plants tolerate short dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil moist, watering when the top 2-3 cm dries, roughly every 5-7 days; established clumps tolerate brief dryness | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist; water during dry spells so it never dries out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dryopteris goldiana | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Dryopteris intermedia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist, watering when the top 2-3 cm dries, roughly every 5-7 days; established plants take brief dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dryopteris tokyoensis | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep constantly moist to wet; never allow to dry out, watering as often as needed in summer | Pet-safe |
| Dryopteris uniformis | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply during dry spells, roughly weekly in summer | Pet-safe |
| Duclouxs Petrocosmea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growth; sparingly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice per week during the growing season; reduce significantly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Dwarf Horsetail | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently wet; stand pot in water tray | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dwarf Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during active growth; less when dormant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dwarf Sweet Flag | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently moist to wet; tolerate shallow submersion | Pet-safe |
| Dwarf Trillium | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist from spring emergence until dormancy; minimal watering once dormant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Early Purple Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moist in spring; reduce significantly once summer dormancy begins | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Eastern Cyclamen | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Minimal in summer dormancy; rely on rainfall during autumn–spring growth | Toxic to pets |
| Eastern Hemlock | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during establishment; regular moisture required long-term | Pet-safe |
| Eastern Skunk Cabbage | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Continuously waterlogged; tolerates standing water | Toxic to pets |
| Echidna Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting if mounted; every 1–2 days if potted | Pet-safe |
| Emei Mountain Begonia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growth; reduce significantly in winter dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Empress Wu Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 4-6 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| English Bluebell | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; naturally moist in spring, drier in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Escobar's Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; keep medium consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| European Chain Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 3-4 times per week in growing season; reduce slightly in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| European Wild Ginger | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Moderate; water when the top 3–4 cm of soil dries out | Toxic to pets |
| Exquisite Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–3 days depending on season and medium; do not allow to dry | Pet-safe |
| False Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in the growing season; reduce in dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Fastigiata Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Few-flowered Lysionotus | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice a week in the growing season; once a week or less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Fingered Sedge | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Moderate; keep moist but not waterlogged | Pet-safe |
| Fire Alarm Heuchera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about weekly | Pet-safe |
| Fire and Ice Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Fishtail Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–10 days; less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Five-leaf akebia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once a week when establishing; drought-tolerant once mature | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Fly-catching Restrepia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; allow the surface to barely begin to dry | Pet-safe |
| Forest Spurflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7-10 days in the growing season; every 14-21 days in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Forget-me-not | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly watering | Pet-safe |
| Forked Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Sparingly — water only when the growing medium is dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Formosanum Toad Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water when the top of the soil begins to dry, often twice weekly in summer heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Forrests Petrocosmea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growth; very sparingly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Fortune's Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Fortune's Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days; allow top few centimetres to dry between waterings | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Foxglove 'Camelot' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water weekly in dry weather | Toxic to pets |
| Fragrant Bouquet Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Toxic to pets |
| Fragrant Hosta 'Guacamole' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, about every 5-7 days; more in sun and heat | Toxic to pets |
| Francee Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Fringed Miniature Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or near-daily; roots must not dry completely between watering | Pet-safe |
| Fringed Spurflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly — keep soil evenly moist throughout the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Fringed Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–3 days depending on mount or medium and ambient temperature | Pet-safe |
| Fringed-sepal Primulina | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Reduced in winter; moderate in spring and summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Frohnleiten Epimedium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-4 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 1-2 weeks | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Gargoyle Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days; medium should be moist but not sodden | Pet-safe |
| Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry; roughly weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium macrorrhizum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water to establish; afterwards only in extended drought, roughly every 1-2 weeks if very dry | Pet-safe |
| Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 4-5 cm of soil is dry; weekly to establish, seldom afterwards | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium maculatum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply when the top 3-4 cm dries, roughly weekly in the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium nodosum | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Water when the top 3-5 cm dries; established plants tolerate occasional dryness, roughly every 7-12 days in growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium phaeum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when top 3-5 cm of soil is dry; keep evenly moist in its first season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium phaeum 'Album' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when top 3-5 cm of soil is dry; keep evenly moist while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium phaeum 'Lily Lovell' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when top 3-5 cm of soil is dry; keep evenly moist while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water when top 3-5 cm of soil is dry; keep evenly moist while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium sylvaticum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water deeply when the top 3-4 cm dries, roughly weekly in growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply when the top 3-4 cm dries, about weekly through the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Germander Speedwell | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — keep soil consistently moist, especially in summer | Pet-safe |
| Ghost Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season, reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Giant Bellflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly — keep soil consistently moist throughout the growing season | Pet-safe |
| Giant Hard Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Giant Maidenhair Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 3–4 days in active growth; every 5–7 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Giant Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist spring through early summer; tolerates drier conditions once fully summer-dormant. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Giant Typhonium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly during the growing season; reduce through autumn and winter | Toxic to pets |
| Gold Heart Bleeding Heart | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during the growing season, reducing as foliage dies back in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Golden Japanese Sweet Flag | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep constantly moist; tolerate standing water | Pet-safe |
| Gray's sedge | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water every 2–4 days in dry weather | Pet-safe |
| Great Expectations Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Great Masterwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly — keep soil evenly moist throughout the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Great White Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist in spring; reduce after summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Greater Stitchwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; keep soil evenly moist during spring and summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Greek Jancaea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Little and often to keep root zone moist; almost dry during winter dormancy | Pet-safe |
| Green Dragon | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly during spring and summer growing season | Toxic to pets |
| Green Gem Boxwood | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Green Moor Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 weeks during establishment; largely self-sufficient once established | Pet-safe |
| Green Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top centimetre of soil dries out | Pet-safe |
| Green Velvet Boxwood | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Guatemalan Blue Sage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5-7 days during the growing season | Pet-safe |
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris 'Plumosum' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep the soil consistently moist, watering when the top 1-2 cm dries, roughly every 4-6 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hairy Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hairy St John's-wort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — water when the top 2–3 cm of soil is dry | Toxic to pets |
| Hairy Water Clover | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently in waterlogged substrate or submerged | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hairy-tongued Restrepia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; medium stays lightly moist | Pet-safe |
| Hakonechloa All Gold | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hard Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in growing season; reduce slightly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Hart's Tongue Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Hatfieldii Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Hay-Scented Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist while establishing; water when the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Heart-leaf Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days; mounted plants may need daily misting | Pet-safe |
| Heart-leaved Blechnum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice a week in summer, once a week in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Heartleaf Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Hedera colchica | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 6-8 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Hedge Woundwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly during active growth; reduce in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hellebore | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly watering until established | Toxic to pets |
| Hellebore 'Penny's Pink' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist during establishment and dry spells; established clumps are moderately drought-tolerant | Toxic to pets |
| Helleborus × hybridus | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-4 cm of soil is dry; roughly weekly in the first year, then only in dry spells once established | Toxic to pets |
| Helleborus foetidus | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top few centimetres of soil dry out; weekly while establishing, then rarely once settled | Toxic to pets |
| Helleborus orientalis 'Ivory Prince' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-4 cm of soil is dry; weekly while establishing, then during dry spells | Toxic to pets |
| Hemiboea subcapitata | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Henry's honeysuckle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during dry periods; established plants are relatively drought-tolerant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Henry's Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When top 3–4 cm of soil feels dry | Toxic to pets |
| Herb Robert | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate; water only during prolonged dry spells | Pet-safe |
| Herradura Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 3–5 times per week | Pet-safe |
| Herrenhausen Shield Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 3–5 days; keep moist but well-drained | Pet-safe |
| Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in summer | Pet-safe |
| Heucherella 'Tapestry' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about every 5-7 days in summer | Pet-safe |
| Heucherella Stoplight | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply once or twice a week in dry spells | Pet-safe |
| Heucherella Sunrise Falls | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; in containers and baskets water more often, even daily in summer heat | Pet-safe |
| Heucherella Sweet Tea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply once or twice a week in dry weather | Pet-safe |
| Hicksii Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7-10 days while establishing, then as needed | Toxic to pets |
| Hirsute Slipper Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 4–5 days in growth; occasional misting only during 30–40 day winter rest | Pet-safe |
| Hirta Toad Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water when the surface begins to dry, typically once or twice a week in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hirtz's Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting; never allow roots to fully dry | Pet-safe |
| Hollow-Rooted Fumewort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Rainfall-dependent during spring growth; completely dry in summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Honesty | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice weekly in dry spells; keep soil consistently moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hooded Maxillaria | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days year-round; slight reduction in winter | Pet-safe |
| Hooded Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting or watering; roots must remain evenly moist at all times | Pet-safe |
| Hooker's Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days, less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; roughly weekly in the ground, more often in pots or heat | Toxic to pets |
| Hosta 'Patriot' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Hosta 'Sum and Substance' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, about every 5-7 days; more in heat | Toxic to pets |
| Ice Dance Sedge | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep moist while establishing; water deeply weekly in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Imbricate Sword Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 5–7 days in summer, every 10–14 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Immersed Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting for mounted specimens; every 2 days for potted plants | Pet-safe |
| Indian Cucumber Root | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Consistently moist; water whenever the top 2–3 cm of soil begins to dry during the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Intermediate Galangal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice a week in warm months; once a week or less in cooler conditions | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Intermediate Polypody | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in active growth (autumn–spring); reduce to every 2–3 weeks in summer | Pet-safe |
| Iron Butterfly Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice per week during the growing season; water sparingly in winter. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Iron Butterfly Tiarella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply once or twice a week when rainfall is short | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ivan Cranesbill | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice a week in dry spells; less in cooler or wetter periods | Pet-safe |
| Ivory Primulina | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Allow the top half of compost to dry before rewatering | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ivy-Leaved Cyclamen | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Drought-tolerant once established; rely entirely on natural rainfall | Toxic to pets |
| Ivy-leaved Duckweed | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently submerged | Pet-safe |
| Janke's Gesneriad | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water at the root zone only when the soil approaches dryness, roughly every 10–14 days in the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Brake Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 4–6 days in the growing season; every 7–10 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Japanese Chain Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 4–6 days in summer, every 8–12 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Japanese False Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 3–5 days in growing season; reduce slightly in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese forest grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–10 days; allow top 2–3 cm of soil to dry between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Japanese kerria | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during establishment; drought-tolerant once established | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Laurel | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Once per week indoors; allow top 2–5 cm (1–2 in) of soil to dry between waterings | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Pepper Vine | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2–3 cm of soil dry out, approximately every 5–7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Plum Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; weekly in dry spells, more while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Royal Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Frequently — keep soil constantly moist | Pet-safe |
| Japanese Sage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular during growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Japanese Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during growth; minimal when dormant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Japanese Stiff Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly in the first year, then only during prolonged dry spells | Pet-safe |
| Japanese Wood Poppy | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep soil evenly moist during the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Joseph's Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days (potted); near-daily misting if mounted | Pet-safe |
| Jupiter's Distaff | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly in dry spells, especially in sun | Pet-safe |
| Kangaroo Vine | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Keiske's Leucothoe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice a week in the growing season, less in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Kidney Maidenhair Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 3–5 days during active growth; every 6–8 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Killarney Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Continuously moist — maintain permanent moisture in the sphagnum substrate and high atmospheric humidity at all times | Mildly toxic to pets |
| King of Hearts Brunnera | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist; water when the top 2-3 cm dries, about every 5-7 days in warm weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Kitten Tails | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Infrequently; dry to medium-dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Korean Angelica | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in active growth; reduce in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Korean Rock Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Krossa Regal Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Kuma Bamboo Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season, reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Labrador violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; keep consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Lady in Red Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist, roughly every 3-5 days for potted plants | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil begins to dry, roughly every 5-7 days in spring | Toxic to pets |
| Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil begins to dry, roughly every 5-7 days in spring | Toxic to pets |
| Lance-leaf Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days; never allow the medium to dry completely | Pet-safe |
| Lance-Leaved Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moist in spring; more drought-tolerant than most Trilliums once dormant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Large-cloaked Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days, never allowing the medium to dry completely | Pet-safe |
| Large-Flowered Petrocosmea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growth; sparingly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Leather Polypody | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–8 days; keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Leathery Polypody | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growing season; monthly in winter dormancy | Pet-safe |
| Lesser Petrocosmea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in active growth; reduce significantly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Lilafee Epimedium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Lily of the valley | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Weekly watering | Toxic to pets |
| Lime Rickey Heuchera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about weekly | Pet-safe |
| Little Hard Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in the growing season; less often in winter | Pet-safe |
| Little Leather Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; keep roots evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Little Sweet Betsy | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist from emergence through early summer; reduced in summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| London Pride | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in the growing season; less in winter | Pet-safe |
| London Pride | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during dry spells; little additional watering needed in temperate climates | Pet-safe |
| Long-Spurred Violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep soil evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Long-tailed Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily in warm months; every 1-2 days in cool months — medium must not dry out between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Loranthus-leaf Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2-3 days; keep evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Lords-and-Ladies | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Weekly during active growth (autumn–spring); reduce in summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Lotax Dragon Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days; never fully dry | Pet-safe |
| Lowland Brittle Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — keep evenly moist, allowing the surface to just dry between waterings | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Lungwort Pulmonaria | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water every 4-6 days in dry spells, more in containers | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ly's Wax Plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in summer, every 14–21 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Lysimachia nummularia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water whenever the surface begins to dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water whenever the surface starts to dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Macarthur Palm | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during growing season; reduce in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Mahonia aquifolium Apollo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, weekly through the first year then occasionally | Pet-safe |
| Mahonia Charity | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, weekly to establish then chiefly during droughts | Pet-safe |
| Mahonia Pinnacle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, weekly through the first year then occasionally | Pet-safe |
| Mahonia repens | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, weekly to establish then rarely | Pet-safe |
| Mahonia Soft Caress | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly and more attentively than spinier mahonias | Pet-safe |
| Mahonia Winter Sun | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, weekly while establishing then only in dry spells | Pet-safe |
| Majeste Pulmonaria | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water every 4-6 days in dry weather, more for containers | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Marginal Wood Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist while establishing; water deeply during droughts, about every 7-10 days in dry summers | Pet-safe |
| Marmalade Heuchera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly | Pet-safe |
| Martagon Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When top 3–4 cm of soil feels dry | Toxic to pets |
| Masdevallia coccinea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist all year, watering about every 2-4 days so the medium never dries fully | Pet-safe |
| Masdevallia veitchiana | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep roots evenly moist year-round; water roughly every 2-4 days so the mix never fully dries | Pet-safe |
| Mayapple | Low light (north window or shaded room) | 1–2 times per week during spring; reduce as plant enters summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Membrane-flowered Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days; never allow roots to fully dry | Pet-safe |
| Minnesota Trout Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moist throughout active growth (April–May); bone-dry conditions are fatal | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Miss Sharples Maidenhair Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 4–6 days; maintain consistent soil moisture | Pet-safe |
| Monkey flower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days; more frequently in warm or windy weather | Pet-safe |
| Mottled Wild Ginger | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–10 days during the growing season; every 14 days once well established | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Mountain Bellwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once per week during the growing season; less frequent than other bellworts owing to this species' preference for drier conditions. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Mountain Bladder Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | 2-3 times per week in active growth; reduce when dormant | Pet-safe |
| Mourning Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 5–7 days in the growing season, every 10–14 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Naked Bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Naomi Hakone Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Narrow Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–14 days; drought-tolerant once established | Pet-safe |
| Narrow-Leaf Fountain Bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2-3 times per week in warm months; weekly in cool weather | Pet-safe |
| Narrow-leaved Glade Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water when the top 2 cm begin to dry, roughly every 5-7 days in dry weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Narrow-Leaved Spleenwort | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 2–3 days in warm months; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Nathalie's Ramonda | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice a week in the growing season; minimal in winter | Pet-safe |
| Netted Chain Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Freely — keep soil moist to seasonally wet | Pet-safe |
| Nicholas Hakone Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ninja Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; increase in warm or dry periods | Pet-safe |
| Ninja Tiarella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply once or twice a week during dry periods | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Nodding Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist to seasonally wet; tolerates more moisture than most Trilliums. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Norfolk Island Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; adjust seasonally | Pet-safe |
| Northern Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Notched Butterwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; reduce slightly in cooler months | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Nuttall's Waterweed | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently submerged | Pet-safe |
| Oak-leaf Primulina | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Allow soil to become fairly dry between waterings | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Olive Porroglossum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water or mist daily in warm months; every 1-2 days in cooler months — roots must never fully dry out | Pet-safe |
| Oliver's impatiens | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 4–7 days; moderate and consistent | Pet-safe |
| One-flowered Clintonia | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Maintain consistently moist soil; water deeply when the top 2 cm begins to dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Orange Queen Epimedium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during establishment and dry spells; established clumps are notably drought-tolerant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Oreocharis auricula | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 4-6 days in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Oriental Chain Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly — keep soil consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Oriental Ostrich Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Regularly — keep soil consistently moist to moderately dry | Pet-safe |
| Orpheus Flower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Lightly and consistently, keeping the root zone barely moist but never wet | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Osmunda regalis 'Purpurascens' | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil constantly moist to wet; check every 2-3 days in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Osmunda spectabilis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep wet to consistently moist at all times; water whenever the surface is not damp | Pet-safe |
| Othello Ligularia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep permanently moist; water deeply 2-3 times weekly, daily during heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Oxlip | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly; keep soil consistently moist, especially in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Pagoda Dogwood | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water deeply weekly in the first two seasons and during droughts | Pet-safe |
| Painted Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist throughout the growing season; never allow soil to dry out. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Pale Yellow Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist through spring; reduce during summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| palm sedge | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist; water whenever the top 2 cm of soil dries | Pet-safe |
| Panda Face Ginger | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in the growing season; reduce in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Partridgeberry | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water when the top 1–2 cm begins to dry | Pet-safe |
| Paul's Glory Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Pencilled Cranesbill | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Occasional watering during establishment; largely self-sufficient once established | Pet-safe |
| Pennsylvania Sedge | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water to establish, then largely self-sufficient; occasional deep watering in extended drought | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Phegopteris connectilis | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water when the top 1-2 cm begins to dry, roughly every 4-6 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Phegopteris hexagonoptera | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep consistently moist; water when the surface starts to dry, about every 4-6 days during growth | Pet-safe |
| Pink Panther Restrepia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days; allow the medium to approach dryness but not fully dry | Pet-safe |
| Pink Skyrocket Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice per week during the growing season; reduce in autumn and winter. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Pink Spur Flower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — water when top 3 cm of soil dries out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Pipsissewa | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Sparingly — allow soil to dry almost completely between waterings; low water requirement | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Pitcher Sage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 weeks once established; deep water at planting | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Plantain-Leaved Sedge | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out | Pet-safe |
| Plum Pudding Heuchera | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about weekly | Pet-safe |
| Plumose Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in active growth; every 10–14 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Pochutla Chamaedorea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–14 days (allow top 2 in to dry between waterings) | Pet-safe |
| Podophylla Rodgersia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Poke Milkweed | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water during dry spells, especially in sunnier sites | Toxic to pets |
| Polypody Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of medium is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Polystichum aculeatum | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist; water every 5-7 days in dry spells once established | Pet-safe |
| Polystichum makinoi | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water every 5-7 days during dry weather | Pet-safe |
| Polystichum neolobatum | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep consistently moist; water every 5-7 days in dry conditions | Pet-safe |
| Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply during dry spells, roughly weekly in summer | Pet-safe |
| Polystichum setiferum 'Plumosum Densum' | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water deeply during dry spells, roughly weekly in summer | Pet-safe |
| Pouch Flower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top of the compost begins to feel barely dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Prairie Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Water regularly to keep soil evenly moist during spring growing season; reduce significantly once dormant in midsummer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Prickly Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly; drought-tolerant once established | Pet-safe |
| Primrose | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly watering | Pet-safe |
| Prince Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily to every 2 days; medium should remain evenly moist at all times | Pet-safe |
| Przewalskii Ligularia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep constantly moist; water deeply 2-3 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Purple Bugle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; consistent moisture preferred | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Purple Cyclamen | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low in summer, moderate during active growth (late summer to spring) | Toxic to pets |
| Purple Royal Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Freely and consistently — never allow to dry out | Pet-safe |
| Purple Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days in active growth; reduce slightly in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Pyrenean Ramonda | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice a week in the growing season; minimal in winter | Pet-safe |
| Raceme Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 1-2 days; medium should not dry out between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Radicalis Palm | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growing season; every 14–21 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Raspberry Splash Pulmonaria | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water every 4-6 days in dry conditions, more in pots | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Rattlesnake Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — consistently moist but never waterlogged | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Recurved Leucothoe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly; maintain consistently moist soil throughout the growing season | Toxic to pets |
| Red Beauty Japanese Painted Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season, reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Red Campion | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; keep moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Red Sentinel Astilbe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water every 3-5 days in summer, more in heat or containers | Pet-safe |
| Red Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during spring; reduce as plant goes dormant in midsummer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Red-bristled Dragon Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days; roots must not dry out | Pet-safe |
| Red-petal Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting or watering every 1-2 days; never allow to dry | Pet-safe |
| Red-stemmed Sensitive Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil continuously moist to wet; water every 2–3 days or more in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Reichenbach's Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily in warm weather; every 2–3 days in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Repandens Yew | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Resurrection fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Mist or moisten every 2-4 days; let it dry between | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Resurrection Gesneriad | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once a week in the growing season; sparingly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Revolution Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; deep watering 1-2 times weekly | Toxic to pets |
| Ribes Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting; substrate must remain moist at all times | Pet-safe |
| Richard's Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; adjust seasonally | Pet-safe |
| River Water Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; check every 3-5 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Rochford's Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 7–10 days; less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Rock Polypody | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate — allow to dry slightly between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Rodgersia Pinnata | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Rolfe's Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days in summer; every 2–3 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Rose Queen Epimedium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly weekly | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Rosette Petrocosmea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days in growth; minimal in winter | Pet-safe |
| Round-leaved Wintergreen | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water whenever the top 1–2 cm of soil begins to dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Round-lobed Hepatica | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during active growth; minimal in summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Rowlee's Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days in summer; every 2–4 days in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Royal Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil constantly moist; water whenever the surface starts to dry, often 2-3 times a week in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Rubrum Epimedium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-4 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 1-2 weeks | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Running Tapestry Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; more during summer drought | Pet-safe |
| Running Tapestry Tiarella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply once or twice weekly in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Salal | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Moderate; established plants are drought-tolerant but prefer moist conditions | Pet-safe |
| Sarcococca confusa | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Water regularly to establish; afterwards every 7-14 days during dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sarcococca Humilis | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Water regularly to establish; thereafter every 7-14 days in prolonged dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Scaly Male Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil moist; water in dry spells, especially while establishing | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Scaly-Stemmed Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 5–8 days in growing season, every 10–14 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Scarlet Leucothoe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; maintain consistent moisture | Toxic to pets |
| Scot's Maidenhair Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep the gritty mix lightly and evenly moist; water when the surface starts to dry | Pet-safe |
| Sea Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1–2 cm of growing medium feels dry | Pet-safe |
| Sessile-leaved Bellwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice per week during the growing season; minimal watering needed once the plant enters summer dormancy. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Shadow Adromischus | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 weeks in the active season; monthly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Shallon | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; drought-tolerant once established | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sharp-lobed Hepatica | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in spring; reduced to every 10–14 days in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sharp-Lobed Shield Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–10 days; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Sharp-tipped Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; keep roots consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Short-Frond Lady Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 2–3 days; keep consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Short-stemmed Restrepia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; medium kept evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Siberian Lady Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water when the top 2 cm begin to dry, roughly weekly in dry weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sierra Leucothoe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly; do not allow to dry out between waterings | Toxic to pets |
| Silky Petrocosmea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 10–14 days in growth; very sparingly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Silvery Glade Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 4–6 days in summer, every 8–12 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Simple-leaf astilbe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist — water 2–3 times per week in dry spells | Pet-safe |
| Sinomiyama Toad Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water when the surface begins to dry, often twice weekly in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sissinghurst White Pulmonaria | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water every 4-6 days in dry weather, more in containers | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Skimmia japonica Kew White | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Maintain consistently moist soil; water deeply every 5-7 days in dry weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Skimmia japonica Rubella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water deeply every 5-7 days in dry spells, less in cool months | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Skimmia Pabella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water deeply every 5-7 days in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Skimmia Temptation | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water deeply every 5-7 days during dry periods | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Slanted Air Plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Mist 3–4 times per week; soak in cool water for 15–20 minutes every 5–7 days. | Pet-safe |
| Small-flowered alumroot | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during the growing season; do not allow to dry out completely | Pet-safe |
| Smith's Fairybells | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during the growing season; reduce in winter dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Smooth Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep soil evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Snow Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate during spring growth; dry summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Snowberry Heath | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly; maintain consistently moist but not waterlogged soil | Pet-safe |
| Soft Shield Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Soft Tree Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep the trunk and root zone consistently moist; water into the crown and down the trunk every few days in warm weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| soft-leaf primulina | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 7–12 days in spring–summer; every 14–21 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Southern Red Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly moist in spring; reduce by mid-summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Spanish Bluebell | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate; largely self-sufficient once established | Toxic to pets |
| Spider Brake Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of mix is dry, about every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Spinulose Lady Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | 2–3 times per week; keep consistently moist year-round | Pet-safe |
| Spiny Lady Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice weekly throughout the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Spotted Mandarin | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep soil evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Spotted Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular during active growth; minimal when dormant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Spotted-foot Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days (mounted) or 2–3 times per week (potted) | Pet-safe |
| Spring Symphony Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Approximately every 5–7 days; more frequently in heat or drought | Pet-safe |
| Spring Symphony Tiarella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; deep-water once or twice weekly during dry weather | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Star-flowered Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2 times per week during the growing season; reduce in dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Starry Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular, keeping soil evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Stinking Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist to damp through the growing season; reduce after summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Strawberry Begonia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Strawberry Foxglove | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water weekly in dry periods | Toxic to pets |
| Striptease Hosta | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Sublime Slipper Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top of the mix is just barely drying, roughly every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sugar and Spice Tiarella | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; deep-water once or twice weekly in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sulphureum Epimedium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3-4 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 1-2 weeks | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sunken Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days; never allow to dry out completely | Pet-safe |
| Superb Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days; mounted plants may need daily watering in summer | Pet-safe |
| Superba Rodgersia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist; water deeply 1-2 times weekly, more in heat | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sweet Betsy | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist through spring and early summer; reduced moisture acceptable during summer dormancy. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sweet Box | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Water regularly while establishing; once settled, every 7-14 days in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sweet Trillium | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil consistently moist spring through early summer; minimal once dormant | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sweet violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; keep evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Sweet White Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist during spring; reduce after dormancy onset | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Sweet White Violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; keep soil consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Sweetbells Leucothoe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regularly throughout the growing season; do not allow to dry out | Toxic to pets |
| Swingle's primulina | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 8–12 days in spring–summer; every 16–21 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Tasmanian Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Tassel Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is just dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Tatting Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Teague's Porroglossum | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; allow medium surface to dry slightly between waterings | Pet-safe |
| Tellmann's honeysuckle | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during dry spells; especially important in summer while in active growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| The Rocket Ligularia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil constantly moist; water deeply 2-3 times weekly in summer, daily in heat or dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Threeleaf Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Approximately once or twice per week during the growing season; reduce in winter. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Thunberg's astilbe | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular — every 2–3 days in warm weather; reduce in cool, overcast periods | Pet-safe |
| Thyme-leaved Fuchsia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular — keep soil evenly moist | Pet-safe |
| Thyrse Ginger Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist through growing season; reduced in dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tiny Stelis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days; medium should not dry out completely | Pet-safe |
| Titanotrichum oldhamii | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 4-7 days in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Toadshade Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist during spring and summer growing season; allow soil to dry slightly after summer dormancy. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tojen Toad Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water when the surface begins to dry, roughly once or twice a week in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tongue Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of medium is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Toothwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week during the brief spring growth period; essentially none during summer dormancy | Pet-safe |
| Transylvanian Hepatica | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in spring and autumn; every 10–14 days in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Trevi Fountain Pulmonaria | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil evenly moist; water every 4-6 days in dry weather, more in containers | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Triangle Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist during the growing season; water when the top 2-3 cm begins to dry | Toxic to pets |
| Triangular Masdevallia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily in hot weather; every 2–3 days in spring and autumn | Pet-safe |
| Tsubo Bamboo Grass | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in summer, once a week in winter | Pet-safe |
| Tsusima Holly Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil begins to dry, roughly every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Tuerckheim's Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days in summer; every 3–5 days in cooler months | Pet-safe |
| Tufted Loosestrife | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently wet to shallow aquatic; bog garden or shallow pond margin | Pet-safe |
| Tunbridge Filmy Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Continuously moist — never allow fronds to dry; mist 2–3 times daily or maintain in an enclosed humid environment | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tuolumne Fawn Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist during growth (late winter to early summer); do not allow to dry out even during dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Twiggy Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily misting; substrate must stay consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Twinleaf | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2 times per week during spring growth; reduce through summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Twisted Restrepia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–4 days; maintain light but consistent moisture | Pet-safe |
| Twisted Stanhopea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 3–5 times per week in active growth; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Twisted Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate moisture in spring; reduced in summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Two-edged Pleurothallis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 days in warm months; every 2–3 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Umbrella Magnolia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during dry spells; keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged | Pet-safe |
| Upright Hedge Parsley | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; keep soil evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ursula's Red Painted Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days in the growing season, reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Valentine Bleeding Heart | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water every 4-6 days in spring, easing off as it goes dormant | Toxic to pets |
| Variegata Brunnera | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep soil reliably moist; water when the top 2-3 cm dries, roughly every 4-6 days in warm spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Variegated Cast Iron Plant | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Variegated Yellow Sedge | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water every 5-7 days in dry spells and never let containers dry out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Vasey's Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist through spring; reduce over summer dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Victoria Lady Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Vidal's Lady Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 2–3 times per week in growing season; reduce in winter | Pet-safe |
| Virginia Bluebells | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | 1–2 inches per week in spring; minimal needed once dormant | Pet-safe |
| Virginia Chain Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Frequently — keep soil consistently moist to wet | Pet-safe |
| Walking Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep substrate evenly moist at all times; check every 3-5 days and never let it dry fully | Pet-safe |
| Wall Monanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 weeks in the growing season; every 3–4 weeks in winter | Pet-safe |
| Wall-rue Spleenwort | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Sparingly — only when the substrate is dry to the touch | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wallichiana Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of soil begins to dry, about every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wallis's Dragon Orchid | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 2–3 days; medium kept continuously moist | Pet-safe |
| Water Avens | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist to wet; never let it dry out | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Watercress Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the surface starts to dry, roughly every 3-5 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Weeping Eastern Hemlock | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 weeks; more in hot or dry conditions | Pet-safe |
| Welsh Poppy | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; moist but not waterlogged | Toxic to pets |
| Wendland's Lepanthes | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Daily or every 2 days; never dry out | Pet-safe |
| Western Hemlock | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during establishment; regular moisture long-term | Pet-safe |
| Western Skunk Cabbage | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently moist to wet; boggy or waterlogged conditions required | Toxic to pets |
| Western Sword Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Western White Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist spring through early summer; reduced but not completely dry in summer dormancy. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wherry's Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil evenly moist; water about weekly, more in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wherry's Foamflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Once or twice per week in the growing season; reduce significantly in winter. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| White Comfrey | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–10 days during dry periods | Mildly toxic to pets |
| White Towers Toad Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist; water when the surface starts to dry, often once or twice weekly in summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| White Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during spring growth; reduce after dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| White Trout Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep consistently moist while in growth (spring); reduce after dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| White wood aster | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 1–2 weeks during establishment; largely self-sufficient once established in woodland settings | Pet-safe |
| Whitelock's Ceratozamia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly to every 10 days in growing season; reduce in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Whorled Solomon's Seal | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days during the growing season; reduce in autumn | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly; keep soil evenly moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wildwood Twist Painted Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Every 5–7 days; maintain consistent soil moisture | Pet-safe |
| Willow Gentian | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; maintain consistently moist soil throughout the growing season | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wilson's Filmy Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Continuously moist — fronds must never dry; maintain in a sealed humid enclosure with permanent moisture at the rhizomes | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Winter Aconite | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Relies on natural rainfall; keep soil moist during active growth | Toxic to pets |
| Winter Gem Boxwood | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, about weekly while establishing | Toxic to pets |
| Wollaston's Holly Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 3–5 days; keep moist but well-drained | Pet-safe |
| Wood Anemone | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during spring growth; none required during summer dormancy | Toxic to pets |
| Wood Avens | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate — rain-fed in shade | Pet-safe |
| Wood Club-rush | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Permanently moist to wet; tolerates shallow standing water | Pet-safe |
| Wood Forget-me-not | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; keep soil moist but well-drained | Pet-safe |
| Wood Melic | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist while establishing; tolerates dry shade once rooted | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wood Melick | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Infrequently; drought-tolerant under shade | Pet-safe |
| Wood Sedge | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Keep evenly moist; water weekly or more in summer | Pet-safe |
| Wood Vetch | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Low to moderate — prefers moderate moisture with periods of drying | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Woodsia ilvensis | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-8 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Woodsia obtusa | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 5-8 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Woodwardia fimbriata | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist to wet; check every 2-4 days in growth | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Wrinkled Elatostema | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 3–5 days; soil should remain consistently moist | Pet-safe |
| Yellow Clintonia | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Twice weekly in dry spells; maintain even soil moisture throughout the growing season | Pet-safe |
| Yellow Fairybells | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular; maintain consistent moisture | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Yellow Fawnlily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist during active growth (late winter to late spring); minimal after dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Yellow Glacier Lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular during spring growth; reduce sharply after dormancy | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Yellow Pimpernel | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | High; keep consistently moist | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Yellow Trillium | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Regular during spring growing season; reduced once foliage dies back in summer. | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Yellow Wood Anemone | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly during spring growth; dormant and dry in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Yellow Woodland Violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly; maintain evenly moist soil throughout spring and summer | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Yokosca Lady Fern | Low light (north window or shaded room) | Every 2–3 days; keep soil moist to wet | Pet-safe |
| Yokosuka Lady Fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice weekly during the growing season; reduce in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Zigzag Clover | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate; tolerates short dry spells once established | Pet-safe |
| Zigzag Goldenrod | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep soil consistently moist; water weekly in dry spells | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Zigzag Iris | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Consistently moist to wet | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Zulu Spurflower | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Moderate — water twice weekly in containers; less frequently in ground | Mildly toxic to pets |