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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Toxic to cats and dogs
A biennial usually grown as an annual. Keep it evenly moist and pick from the outside in; it bolts and turns bitter in its second year.
Toxicity
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Photosensitization (sunburn, dermatitis), large amounts are needed to cause this effect
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Photosensitization (sunburn, dermatitis), large amounts are needed to cause this effect
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 3–5 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature7–24 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Bolting to flower — normal in year two, or a response to heat
- Yellowing lower leaves — dry roots or a pot that is too small — Yellow leaves →
- Slow, patchy germination — normal; parsley is famously slow
In the app
Add a parsley 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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