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Lupin
Lupinus polyphyllus
Toxicity unconfirmed
Cottage-garden spires that fix their own nitrogen, so they want sun and ordinary soil rather than a rich bed. Cut the first flush right down as it fades and a second, shorter set of spikes usually follows.
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
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature-5–25 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Spires eaten to a stub overnight — slugs, which target the new shoots hard
- Sticky grey colonies on the flower stems — lupin aphid; hose them off early
- Sprawling, floppy growth — too rich a soil, or too much shade
In the app
Add a lupin 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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