Indoors
Arrowhead plant
Syngonium podophyllum
- Cat: toxic
- Dog: toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The arrowhead plant comes from the forests of Central and South America. Its young leaves are shaped like an arrowhead and become more lobed with age; cuttings root easily in water.
Arrowhead plant and pets
- Cat
- toxic
- Dog
- toxic
- Signs
- calcium oxalates: burning and irritation of the mouth, lips and tongue, drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing
If a cat or a dog ate this plant and shows signs, contact a vet straight away.
Instead: safe for cats and dogs
Areca palm
Dypsis lutescens Cat: not toxicDog: not toxic
Baby rubber plant
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Cat grass
Avena sativa / Dactylis glomerata Cat: not toxicDog: not toxic not in the ASPCA list
Chinese money plant
Pilea peperomioides Cat: not toxicDog: not toxic not in the ASPCA list
Care
- Watering
- about every 6 days in summer (April to September), every 10 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- high
- Temperature
- 16–28 °C
- Feeding
- April to September, every 4 weeks
- Repotting
- every 2 years, in spring
- Cuttings in water
- roots usually after about 3 weeks; change the water every 7 days
- Grown
- in a pot, cutting in water, in water
Stems root easily in water. Pale-leaved kinds fade in strong sun.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.