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African Violet with purple flowers and fuzzy dark green leaves in a white pot beside a bright window
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Hedera helix

English Ivy

English Ivy is a cool-room trailing vine with small lobed leaves and woody stems.

Houseplant, avoid outdoor spread Toxic to dogs, cats, horses

Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey'

Ficus Audrey

Ficus Audrey is a pale-veined indoor tree grown from the banyan species Ficus benghalensis.

NC State species range is Zones 10–12… Toxic to dogs, cats, horses

Ficus lyrata

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Fiddle leaf fig needs bright, filtered light and a pot that drains. Water thoroughly after the upper mix dries, keep the root…

Outdoors in Zones 10 to 12 Toxic to dogs, cats, horses

Epipremnum aureum

Golden Pothos

Golden pothos is a trailing or climbing houseplant with green leaves splashed with gold.

Toxic to dogs, cats, horses

Philodendron hederaceum

Heartleaf Philodendron

Heartleaf Philodendron grows as a glossy green climber or trailing vine.

Outdoors in Zones 11 and 12 Toxic to dogs, cats

Hoya carnosa

Hoya Carnosa

Hoya carnosa grows as a climbing or trailing vine with waxy leaves and repeat flower clusters.

Listed non-toxic to dogs, cats, horses