Instead of a bouquet of flowers and box of chocolates this Valentine’s Day, why not delight in your love with a living plant?

This plant makes a great gift for loved ones. With its succulent heart-shaped leaf, the hoya heart plant (Hoya kerrii) makes a wonderful gift for for beginners or people who travel frequently.

Here's everything you need to know about mixing plants with pets, so you can add some greenery to your home today, worry free. There are numerous species of hoya plants, and they're all pet-safe.

7.) Snake plant ‘Moonshine’ (Dracaena trifasciata). This low-care, low-water upright has strappy leaves of pale silver. It can grow four feet tall. (Low to bright light.) 8.) Hoya krohniana.