Plants are appealing to cats, and if they chew leaves, dig into potting soil, bat at blossoms or sip water in a vase or rooting jar, curious kitties can get into all types of trouble exploring your indoor jungle. Garden centers provide a range of plants, and some could be poisonous to your pets. Choose nontoxic houseplants attentively so that you can allow your cats to be cats securely — even when your crops are a little worse for wear.
Foliage Plants
Easy-care foliage plants using low-light requirements like parlor palms (Chamaedorea elegans) supply non-toxic, lush greenery in your home. The vibrant green and pink foliage of a prayer plant (Calathea insignis) is cat-safe, as is the foliage of a blushing bromeliad (Neoregalia spp.) That changes color before the plant blooms. Offered in a range of leaf types and colors, the many peperomia species are also non-toxic for cats.
Flowering Plants
A cheerful flowering plant can dress up a room enhance your mood, and it could attract your cat. Many popular flowering crops are protected for households with cats. African violets (Saintpaulia spp.) Blossom in a range of colors and are protected for felines. Mini-roses make ideal indoor potted plants, blooming for long periods of time. Although they have little thorns, roses aren’t toxic if chewed or ingested by rodents. Grow cat-safe mini-zinnias (zinnia spp.) And gerbera daisies (Gerbera jamesonii) in containers in a sunny window and they will reward you with long-lasting flowers in various bright colors.
Indoor Nibbling Garden
Offer kitty a private nibbling garden in an easy-access, sunny tabletop or windowsill. A little pot of catnip may fulfill kitty’s urge to munch on, but some cats prefer a variety of greens. A very simple container sown with wheatgrass or regular lawn grass often satisfies a cat’s grazing wants, or you’ll be able to plant a particular blend of seeds in the pet store for cats. Many common culinary herbs which grow well inside are also cat-safe, such as basil, oregano, thyme, sage and parsley.
Containers
The lure of droopy branches from a hanging basket is occasionally more than a cat can tolerate. If your cat jumps in hanging baskets, plant cat-safe Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) along with a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum). If you like new cut-flower bouquets, some cat-safe options are snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus), sunflowers (helianthus angustifolius) and lavender (lavandula spp.) .