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Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Toxic to cats and dogs
A hardy perennial that reaches head height, so it needs a large container and a spot where it will not shade everything else. Cut it back hard after flowering for a second flush of leaves.
Toxicity
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Diuretic, increased urination
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Diuretic, increased urination
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 4–7 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature-10–28 °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 turning tough and bitter — cut back after flowering for tender regrowth
- Yellow lower leaves in midsummer — normal die-back, not a watering fault — Yellow leaves →
- Blackfly clustered on new shoots — rinse off and pinch the tips
In the app
Add a lovage 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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