| African violet | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top of the soil feels just dry, every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Aglaonema (Chinese Evergreen) | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm (1 inch) of compost is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Air plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Soak weekly for 20-30 minutes | Pet-safe |
| Alocasia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Alocasia Black Velvet | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When top 2-5cm of soil dries, roughly weekly in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Alocasia Frydek (Green Velvet) | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top third of the soil dries; roughly weekly in summer, fortnightly in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Alocasia Polly | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in summer and every 10-14 days in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Alocasia Zebrina | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of mix is dry, about every 7-10 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Anthurium | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Anthurium clarinervium (Velvet Cardboard Anthurium) | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in summer and every 10-14 days in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Areca palm | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Arrowhead plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Asparagus fern | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Baby rubber plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is dry, roughly every 7-14 days in summer and every 2-3 weeks in winter | Pet-safe |
| Banana Croton | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1-2.5 cm (half to one inch) of compost is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Begonia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Weekly watering | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Bird's Nest Fern | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Blue Star Fern | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of mix is just barely dry, about every 5-7 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Boston fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1 cm of soil is just dry, every 3-5 days | Pet-safe |
| Bromeliad | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Keep the central cup filled, soil barely moist | Pet-safe |
| Burro's tail | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When soil is dry, every 14-21 days | Pet-safe |
| Button fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Caladium | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 4-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Calathea | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is just dry, every 4-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Calathea orbifolia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is just dry, roughly every 5-10 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Calathea White Fusion | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3cm of soil feels dry, roughly every 5-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Cattleya orchid | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the bark mix is nearly dry, every 5-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Cebu Blue Pothos | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When top 2-3cm of soil is dry; roughly every 7-14 days indoors | Toxic to pets |
| Chinese money plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Chocolate orchid | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the mix is nearly dry, roughly every 5-9 days | Pet-safe |
| Christmas cactus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Clivia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 10-14 days | Toxic to pets |
| Coffee Plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost feels dry, roughly every 5-7 days in summer and less in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Coleus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 4-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Cordyline | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| Corn plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top half of the soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Corn Plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2.5cm (1in) of compost is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Creeping fig | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1cm (half-inch) of compost dries | Toxic to pets |
| Crocodile fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 4-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Crossandra (firecracker flower) | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil starts to dry, often every 4-7 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Croton | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Crystal Anthurium | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3cm of compost dries, roughly weekly in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Cupid Peperomia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Roughly every 7-10 days in spring and summer, less in winter — always led by the soil, not the calendar. | Pet-safe |
| Dendrobium orchid | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the bark approaches dryness, every 5-10 days in summer | Pet-safe |
| Dieffenbachia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| Dracaena | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top half of the soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dragon tree | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top half of the soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Dragon's tongue | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is just dry, roughly every 5-9 days | Pet-safe |
| Easter Cactus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3cm of compost dries, roughly weekly in growth | Pet-safe |
| Elephant bush | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is fully dry, roughly every 10-14 days in summer | Pet-safe |
| Elephant ear | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Soil should stay consistently moist during the growing season | Toxic to pets |
| Emerald Ripple Peperomia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of mix is dry, about every 7-14 days in growth and far less in winter | Pet-safe |
| English ivy | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| False Aralia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| False shamrock | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ficus Audrey | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Fiddle leaf fig | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 5 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| Fishtail palm | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Fittonia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1 cm of soil is dry, every 3-5 days | Pet-safe |
| Flowering coleus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Twice-weekly watering | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Forget-me-not | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly watering | Pet-safe |
| Gardenia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3cm of compost feels dry | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Golden pothos | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Goldfish Plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Guzmania | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Keep the central cup filled; water soil weekly | Pet-safe |
| Haworthia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the soil is dry, every 2-3 weeks | Pet-safe |
| Heartleaf philodendron | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hellebore | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly watering until established | Toxic to pets |
| Hindu Rope Plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3-4 cm of compost is dry, roughly every 10-14 days in summer | 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 | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Hoya | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the soil is mostly dry, every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Hoya pubicalyx | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer | Pet-safe |
| Hyacinth | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Weekly watering during growth | Toxic to pets |
| Hydrangea | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Deep watering 1-2 times per week, more in heat | Toxic to pets |
| Impatiens | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Twice-weekly watering | Pet-safe |
| Iron Cross Begonia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2.5cm of compost dries, roughly weekly | Toxic to pets |
| Kentia palm | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Kimberly queen fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Lady palm | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Lemon button fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 4-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Lipstick Plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Lucky bamboo | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Change water every 1-2 weeks if grown hydroponically | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Maidenhair fern | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Keep evenly moist — often every 2-3 days | Pet-safe |
| Majesty palm | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Keep soil consistently moist, every 4-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Manjula Pothos | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 25-50% of the mix is dry, roughly weekly | Toxic to pets |
| Marble queen pothos | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Ming aralia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Money tree | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Monstera | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Monstera adansonii (Swiss cheese vine) | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Monstera Thai Constellation | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, roughly every 7-12 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Moon Cactus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Only when the mix is fully dry, roughly every 10-14 days in summer and far less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Moonlight Cactus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top few centimetres are dry, roughly weekly in summer and around monthly in winter | Pet-safe |
| Moth orchid | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Roughly weekly; let the bark approach dryness first | Pet-safe |
| Mother of thousands | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 5 cm (2 in) of soil is dry, roughly every 1-2 weeks in growth | Toxic to pets |
| Neon pothos | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Norfolk Island pine | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Orchid | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Once a week — soak the medium thoroughly, then drain | Pet-safe |
| Parlor palm | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Peace lily | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | As soon as the leaves start to droop slightly, usually every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Peacock Plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost dries; roughly weekly | Pet-safe |
| Peperomia | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the soil is almost fully dry, every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Philodendron | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Philodendron Birkin | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, about every 7-10 days in spring and summer | Toxic to pets |
| Philodendron Brasil | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Philodendron micans | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Philodendron Pink Princess | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2.5cm of compost is dry, roughly weekly in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Philodendron Selloum (Tree Philodendron) | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3cm of compost feels dry, roughly weekly in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Philodendron Xanadu | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost feels dry, roughly weekly in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Polka dot begonia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of mix is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in summer and every 10-14 days in winter | Toxic to pets |
| Polka dot plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 4-7 days | Pet-safe |
| Pothos | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top half of the soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| Prayer plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 1 cm of soil is just dry, every 4-6 days | Pet-safe |
| Primrose | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | Weekly watering | Pet-safe |
| Rabbit's foot fern | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1 cm (about half an inch) is dry, roughly every 5-7 days in growth | Pet-safe |
| Rattlesnake plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is just dry, roughly every 5-7 days in summer and every 10-14 days in winter | Pet-safe |
| Rex begonia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 1-2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Toxic to pets |
| Ric Rac Cactus | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-4 cm of compost is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer | Pet-safe |
| Rubber plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| Sago palm | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top half of the soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Toxic to pets |
| Satin Pothos | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of mix is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer | Toxic to pets |
| Schefflera | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Toxic to pets |
| Silver pothos | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Snake plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the soil is bone dry, every 2-3 weeks | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Spider plant | Medium indirect light (a couple of metres from a window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Pet-safe |
| Staghorn fern | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Soak the mount weekly in summer, every 2-3 weeks in winter | Pet-safe |
| String of bananas | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When soil is dry, every 14 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| String of dolphins | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| String of hearts | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| String of Raindrops | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the compost is dry right through, roughly every 10-14 days in summer and every 3-4 weeks in winter | Toxic to pets |
| String of Turtles | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of mix is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer and far less in winter | Pet-safe |
| Stromanthe Triostar | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3cm of compost feels dry, roughly weekly in growth | Pet-safe |
| Swedish Ivy | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost feels dry, roughly weekly in summer | Pet-safe |
| Sweetheart plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When soil is dry, every 14-21 days | Pet-safe |
| Swiss cheese vine | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tradescantia 'Nanouk' | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm is dry, roughly every 7-10 days in summer and less in winter | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tree philodendron | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Tropical pitcher plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Keep the compost damp at all times, never bone-dry; in practice water with pure water every 2-4 days depending on warmth | Pet-safe |
| Vriesea | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | Keep central cup filled; water soil weekly | Pet-safe |
| Wandering dude | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2 cm of soil is dry, every 5-7 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| Watermelon Peperomia | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of compost is dry, roughly every 7-14 days in summer and every 2-3 weeks in winter | Pet-safe |
| Wax plant | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the soil is dry, every 10-14 days | Pet-safe |
| Weeping fig | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |
| White bird of paradise | Bright indirect light (just back from a sunny window) | When the top 3-4 cm of soil is dry, every 7-10 days | Mildly toxic to pets |