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China Doll
Radermachera sinica
Toxicity unconfirmed
Glossy, finely divided leaves on a plant that hates being changed — light, position and watering all need to stay put. Sold small and bushy because it is pinched hard in the nursery; keep pinching or it goes lanky.
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 4–7 days
- LightBright, indirect
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature16–26 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Leaves dropping in numbers — it has been moved, or the watering rhythm changed — Dropping leaves →
- Long bare stems with leaves only at the tips — needs pinching out regularly
- Crisp brown leaflets — dry air, or it dried out at the root once too often
In the app
Add a china doll 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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