hi there i'm jillian at greenland garden center and today we're going to talk about
pet friendly and not so pet friendly plants
so i've gathered some of my favorite plants to show you the friendly side of things and then
later on we'll show you some not to friendly ones so let's start off with air plants
i feel as though my little mike the cat would chew on some of these things just
because they do look a little bit grassy but if he happens to do so
it's not going to be a problem whatsoever and air plants are really really easy to take care of
when they're arranged in a format like this it's just as spritzing to keep them from drying out
or if they're not arranged in something like this you can take them out and soak them for
about 10 minutes in water per week shake it off and put them back in place next we have a
plant in the peperomia family these come in so many different types of shapes and sizes and
colors and what i truly love about peperomias are the ones that have this really intricate
metal metallic sort of leaf color and when the sun hits these guys they do love the sun and they do
like to dry out well between waterings when the sun hits these leaves they truly truly sparkle
next of course orchids and orchids again they come in so many different colors
and varieties and the blossoms last for months and months and months so if you want something
sort of floral or you're entertaining and you'd like a design for the center of your table
orchids are a really really good option and again super pet friendly
carlathia again a lot of the plants i've chosen today are um ones in families that come with
so many uh varieties and alternative leaf shapes and colors just so you have a friendly
option happening but you also have multiple choices so calatheas these plants love humidity
they want to be kept evenly moist but they do not want to be over watered so you have
to find that nice little balance they do well in like kitchens or in bathrooms
in a bright bright lit area and the patterns on calathea leaves are just truly truly outstanding
similar to the calathea are prayer plants
there's lamb and lime this fellow is the maranta red i think marantz is a latin for prayer plants
anyways these two thrive on humidity and in direct light they are super pet friendly
ferns most ferns are pet friendly the ones you want to avoid are things like the asparagus fern
or the fox tail fern because they are actually a part of the lily family and those can be quite
toxic so toxic part of me so every other fern is pretty much friendly and again there's just
varieties so many different shapes of ferns again they like the humidity and they like to
be kept evenly moist bright bright areas but not direct sunlight two more i'm going to show you
lipstick plant it enjoys full sun the leaves are just so shiny and glossy you can hang
them up high or you could take the hook off and just put it in a bowl and have it fill out just
that glossy little leaf and then this one's in particular is the goldfish variety so it
gets this little tubular bright orange flower that just adds a nice little pop of fun to a household
last but not least the parlor palm because the parlor palm is a really easy palm to take care of
palms are very pet friendly again they come in different sizes shapes varieties big
small tall the only palm that you want to avoid isn't actually a palm it's called a sago palm
and it's actually a part of the cycad family and you want to avoid
sago palms at all costs because they can make your little puppy or cat quite sick
okay so here i am amongst the not-so-friendly uh pet plants um i have a cat named mike and i have
quite a few plants he is more interested in potato chips than he is in plants so i actually have
quite a few of these in my home and he's doing just fine but if your pet is a real little nibbler
then these are the ones that you want to avoid so first of all let's start off with chinese
evergreens so chinese evergreens can take a little bit of a lower light situation and even though
they look so lush and tropical they actually require very very little water so you want
them to dry out quite well before watering again next snake plants you want to avoid snake plants
which is also too bad because they're super easy to grow they come in very very interesting
varieties they come from everything from a nice little nesting plant to something that
can get quite tall and the varieties of them are continuing to grow and people are collecting them
they're lovely however lovely they are avoid the snake plant next this is the asparagus fern
that i was talking about so most ferns totally friendly asparagus wispy tempting not so good
the zzz plant also super easy to grow can handle low light doesn't require much watering
almost thrives on neglect it's easy no no dumb canes these are called dumb canes
because if you break the leaf and happen to get any of the sap from the leaf it's total to numb
out your tongue so you can't talk so actually oddly enough i have been tempted to chew on a
dum cane just to see what happens but i won't so stay away from stay away from the deepakia family
and the dumb canes no matter how enticing and beautiful they are
and finally our sun-loving beautiful bright crotons so these fellows do love a lot of sunshine
they want to dry out well between watering but just water thoroughly in and then let dry out
water thoroughly let dry out that's my rule of thumb gorgeous plant however these little
leaves that they get nibbled on are going to make your your little pet feel not so well
in store we have this lovely brochure on pets and houseplants
you can check the link below and download it for free as well and aspca is also a really
good resource to get any information you need on pet safety and houseplants thanks for joining me
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