Indoors
Swiss cheese plant
Monstera deliciosa
- Cat: toxic
- Dog: toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The Swiss cheese plant comes from the forests of southern Mexico to Panama, where it climbs tree trunks. Grown-up leaves have the familiar splits and holes; young ones are whole. It needs room and a support, and grows fast when it is happy.
Swiss cheese 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
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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 7 days in summer (April to September), every 12 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- high
- Temperature
- 16–30 °C
- Feeding
- April to September, every 3 weeks
- Repotting
- every 2 years, in spring
- Cuttings in water
- roots usually after about 4 weeks; change the water every 7 days
- Grown
- in a pot, cutting in water
Wipe the dust off the leaves. Lead aerial roots into the soil or onto a pole. In a dark corner new leaves come without holes.
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.