Plants for a bathroom
Pick bathroom plants by how much light you have: ferns and calatheas for bright bathrooms, cast iron plants for dim ones — and what to do in a bathroom with no window.
Indoor Plants
Bird's Nest Fern
Wavy, bright green fronds and much less fussy than other ferns. Pet-safe.
Asplenium nidus
A bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus). Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Light
Bird's Nest Fern tolerates: low light, medium / indirect. It is one of the few plants that copes with a dim room — growth just slows down.
Watering
Keep slightly moist; water the soil, not into the center "nest".
Is bird's nest fern safe for cats and dogs?
Non-toxic to cats and dogs. Source: ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant list.
Size and humidity
Typical size indoors: 1–2 ft (30–60 cm). Humidity: normal household humidity is fine; avoid heater vents.
Top tips
- Water pooling in the center can cause rot.
- Do not touch new fronds — they are fragile.
- Great in bathrooms.
