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Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Toxic to cats, unconfirmed for dogs
Vigorous, drought-tolerant mint relative. Cut it back hard after flowering for a second flush. Cats will flatten it if they can reach it.
Toxicity
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Many cats love catnip, but it can cause vomiting and diarrhea. It makes some cats sedated and others stimulated.
Unconfirmed
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
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 5–8 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityLow humidity
- Temperature5–27 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Flattened, chewed stems — a cat has found it
- Sprawling, woody centre — cut back hard after flowering
- Spreading beyond its spot — it self-seeds freely
In the app
Add a catnip 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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