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Tradescantia albiflora 'Nanouk'

Tradescantia Nanouk

Tradescantia Nanouk is the candy-colored trailing plant that grows absurdly fast — thick, succulent stems with pink, purple, and…

Outdoors in Zone 9-12; indoors anywhere Toxic to dogs, cats, horses

Tradescantia zebrina

Wandering Jew

Tradescantia zebrina, also sold as inch plant or wandering dude, makes trailing stems with silver-striped leaves and purple…

USDA 9–11 outdoors; frost-sensitive… Toxic to dogs, cats

Peperomia argyraea

Watermelon Peperomia

Watermelon Peperomia forms a low rosette of round leaves striped silver and dark green above red petioles.

Outdoors in Zones 10 to 12 Listed non-toxic to dogs, cats

Yucca elephantipes

Yucca Cane

Yucca Cane is a dry-room indoor tree with thick canes, sword-like leaves, and a strong need for bright light.

Hardy outdoors in Zone 10-12 Toxic to dogs, cats, horses

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

ZZ Plant

ZZ Plant stores water in fleshy underground rhizomes and tolerates drying between waterings.

Toxic to dogs, cats