Hi everyone! I want to get into plants but Iām worried about the toxicity of them because I have two littles running around. Can anybody suggest what plants I can bring into my home that wonāt poison my kiddos if they get too curious? TIA!!
Maybe consider hanging your plants? I did that for a while with my Pothos and philodendron.
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Here are some easy-to-care-for plants that Planta says are not toxic to humans. I have cats, dogs, and kids, and these are the ones I donāt have to be as careful about. Ponytail palm Snake plant Peperomia Money tree Parlor palm Spider plant I also have several pothos and other toxic plants. Just have to be careful of where theyāre placed, and watch any hanging plants for falling leaves.
3 Likes Thank you so much for the list! I didnāt know how to search for it in the app, so I figured Iād ask people with first hand experience. Thank you again!
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ponytail palm leaves can be sharp and pointy though - just a heads up :)
2 Likes Thatās a good point! Iāve received at least two āpaper cutsā from the edges of palm leaves.
1 Like Unfortunately you canāt search by toxicity in the app, you have to look up specific plants and then itāll tell you if theyāre known to be toxic. I just knew which ones the app listed as not toxic to humans based on where I have those plants in my house, and double-checked my list against the app. (:
2 LikesThere are tons of amazing plants non toxic to have around. I also have a little and I would suggest trying to get them into it with you ! Once I started showing my daughter all the plants and their new leaves and involved her more she became more interested and cautious of them. She now runs to me when she sees new leaves sprouting š
1 Like Thatās wonderful to hear! Could you recommend a couple to start with? Thank you!
1 LikeIām sure theyāll get just as excited as you ! š as someone mentioned above I would say thereās a handful of great plants Spider plant Rubber tree Prayer plant Snake plant Pony palm Those are all good starters and non toxic. I would say it also depends on the plant route youāre trying to take as well which, plants interest you most, what do you like to look at when you look at plants, that sort of thing. I would also suggest a pothos, hanging high enough if you could. They bounce back real fast thereās a bunch of different types with different looks and they grow pretty quickly š also if ingested or touched you would need a lotttt of it to get that toxic reaction youāre thinking of, better safe than sorry tho I know ! Haha. Have a great day š
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1 LikeI try to keep to non toxic plants too. I have loads of different hoyas, all the lipstick plant varieties, loads of calatheas, spider plants, ferns, string of hearts, snake plants, dragon tree, marantas, Chinese money plants, African violets... Probably more that I can't think of right now. I use Google or this app to find out if plants are toxic or not, so hopefully not, but I might be wrong about some of them. Hope that helps
2 Likes Thank you so much!! I used google for a list but after I bought a couple, this app said there was a little toxicity to them. Sooo š¤·š½āāļø lol
0 LikesYes that's so frustrating! I have a rhipsalis because I read it was non toxic, and then when I added it on here it said it was toxic. But I've just moved him up high and over a shelf, so if any leaves fall off I can pick them up without my baby reaching them. Hoyas, calatheas and lipstick plants are my go to for non toxic plants though! And there's so many varieties of each!
1 Like Great ideas!! Iām definitely looking into those!
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