Plant library · avocado
Avocado
Persea americana
Toxicity unconfirmed
Grown from a stone it makes a fast, leafy houseplant that will not fruit in a UK room — treat it as foliage. Pinch the tip out at about 30cm or it becomes a bare stick with a tuft on top. ASPCA lists avocado toxic to horses and says nothing about cats or dogs.
Toxicity
Unconfirmed
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
Unconfirmed
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
Caution
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
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 5–8 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature15–27 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Bare stem with leaves only at the top — never pinched out, and reaching for light
- Brown crisp leaf edges — dry air, or salts building up from tap water
- Sudden leaf drop — a cold draught or roots sitting wet — Dropping leaves →
In the app
Add a avocado 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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