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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Toxic to cats and dogs
An easy perennial herb for a sunny sill or balcony — snip and it regrows. Keep lightly moist. Like all onion-family plants, genuinely toxic to cats and dogs.
Toxicity
Toxic Can be serious
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Vomiting, breakdown of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia, Heinz body anemia), blood in urine, weakness, high heart rate, panting.
Toxic Can be serious
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Vomiting, breakdown of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia, Heinz body anemia), blood in urine, weakness, high heart rate, panting.
Source — ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, toxic and non-toxic plant list; read from this species' own page
Pet-safety information is a general guide from the ASPCA's toxic-plant database and covers cats and dogs only. "If eaten" summarises the symptoms ASPCA lists for that plant; how an animal actually reacts depends on how much it ate and on the animal. It isn't exhaustive, isn't veterinary advice, and individual animals vary — never rely on it as the sole basis for a decision about your pet. If you think your pet has eaten a harmful plant, contact a vet immediately.
Care
- WaterEvery 3–5 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature10–24 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Yellowing, flopping leaves — overwatering or too little light — Overwatering →
- Dry, browning tips — underwatering
- Fewer leaves after flowering — normal; trim spent flowers
In the app
Add a chives to Sabz and the watering interval above becomes a reminder, the toxicity verdict sits on the plant's own page, and when a leaf turns, the Check-up reads what you have actually logged to say why.
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