Kitchen plants
Best Houseplants for Kitchens
Kitchens combine bright morning light from windows with humidity bursts from cooking. Pet-safety matters here — species are often within nose-reach of pets.
5 cited care guides match this filter.
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- Direct sun for part of the day
- Bright, indirect light
- Low light or shade
Aluminum plant
Pilea cadierei- Bright indirect
- Moderate, drier in winter
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata- Bright indirect
- Never let dry out
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Calathea orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifolia- Bright indirect
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
Pilea
Pilea peperomioides- Bright indirect
- Top dry between
- Non-toxic (NC State)
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum- Bright indirect
- Dry slightly between
- Non-toxic (ASPCA)
How this list is built
Each species below appears because its care guide already cites primary sources (NC State Extension, Missouri Botanical Garden, ASPCA, UC IPM, Kew, or Iowa State Extension) for the trait this filter selects on. Toxicity classifications come from the ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants directory, or from NC State Extension or another named source where the ASPCA has no entry. No species is added to a filter without a citation on its guide page. See full source list
Maintained by Thomas Joseph.