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Boxwood
Buxus
Toxic to cats and dogs
Slow, dense and happy in a pot for years; clip in dry weather to keep disease out of the cuts.
Toxicity
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Dogs and cats: vomiting, diarrhea; Horses: colic, diarrhea, respiratory failure, seizures
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Dogs and cats: vomiting, diarrhea; Horses: colic, diarrhea, respiratory failure, seizures
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 8–12 days
- LightMedium light
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature0–26 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Bronze or orange leaves in winter — cold wind or hungry soil
- Bare patches with dieback — box blight; improve airflow
- Leaves stripped to skeletons — box tree caterpillar
In the app
Add a boxwood 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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