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Clivia
Clivia miniata
Toxic to cats and dogs
Strap-leaved and slow-growing, with heads of orange flowers in late winter. It needs a cool, dry rest of six to eight weeks in autumn or it will not set buds.
Toxicity
Toxic Can be serious
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Vomiting, salvation, diarrhea; large ingestions cause convulsions, low blood pressure, tremors and cardiac arrhythmias. Bulbs are the most poisonous part.
Toxic Can be serious
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Vomiting, salvation, diarrhea; large ingestions cause convulsions, low blood pressure, tremors and cardiac arrhythmias. Bulbs are the most poisonous part.
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 10–14 days
- LightBright, indirect
- 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
- No flowers — it missed its cool dry rest
- Limp or yellowing leaves — overwatering — Overwatering →
- Scorched pale patches — direct midday sun
In the app
Add a clivia 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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