Indoor ferns
The 12 ferns in the catalogue. Most want steady moisture and more humidity than a centrally-heated room gives, which is why crisp brown edges are the usual autumn complaint. Each plant's page has its watering interval and its verdict for cats and dogs.
- B
- Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium nidusCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltataCats safe
Dogs safe - Button Fern
Pellaea rotundifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - D
- Duffii Fern
Nephrolepis cordifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - H
- Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatumCats safe
Dogs safe - M
- Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianumCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Mother Fern
Asplenium bulbiferumCats safe
Dogs safe - R
- Rabbit's Foot Fern
Davallia fejeensisCats safe
Dogs safe - Roosevelt Fern
Nephrolepis biserrataCats safe
Dogs safe - S
- Silver Table Fern
Pteris creticaCats safe
Dogs safe - Spikemoss
Selaginella kraussianaCats safe
Dogs safe - Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatumCats safe
Dogs safe
* Verdict rests on horticultural consensus — no ASPCA record. More in the cats guide.