Melissa's Houseplant Field Guide

Plant Care Compendium

The full index — every specimen in the collection, sorted by genus, with a direct link to its care guide.

28genera
54specimens
4guides

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Batch 1
Aglaonema → Colocasia
Batch 2
Crassula → Goeppertia
Batch 3
Haworthia → Peperomia
Batch 4
Philodendron → Zamioculcas
✓Non-toxic to pets ⚠Mild/moderate toxicity if chewed ⛔Serious — high-priority caution —Not yet flagged in its guide

⛔ Highest-priority pet safety flag

Cardboard Palm (Zamia) is a cycad and is seriously toxic to dogs if chewed — a different order of risk than the mild irritation most aroids cause. See its full entry in Batch 4 for details.

Aglaonema

Araceae

Alocasia

Araceae

Beaucarnea

Asparagaceae

Caladium

Araceae

Callisia

Commelinaceae

Chamaedorea

Arecaceae

Colocasia

Araceae

Crassula

Crassulaceae

Dieffenbachia

Araceae

Dracaena

Asparagaceae

Epipremnum

Araceae

Ficus

Moraceae

Fittonia

Acanthaceae

Goeppertia

Marantaceae

Haworthia

Asphodelaceae

Hedera

Araliaceae

Hemigraphis

Acanthaceae

Hypoestes

Acanthaceae

Ledebouria

Asparagaceae

Monstera

Araceae

Peperomia

Piperaceae

Philodendron

Araceae

Plectranthus

Lamiaceae

Sedum

Crassulaceae

Selaginella

Selaginellaceae

Syngonium

Araceae

Zamia

Zamiaceae

Zamioculcas

Araceae