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Shamrock Plant
Oxalis triangularis
Toxic to cats and dogs
Purple triangular leaflets that fold shut at night and open again by morning. It dies back and regrows from small tubers, so a sudden collapse is usually dormancy.
Toxicity
Toxic Can be serious
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Kidney failure (rare in dogs/cats), tremors, salivation.
Toxic Can be serious
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Kidney failure (rare in dogs/cats), tremors, salivation.
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 7–10 days
- LightBright, indirect
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature15–24 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Sudden collapse — normally dormancy rather than death
- Pale stretched stems — too little light
- Mushy base — the tubers are sitting wet — Root rot →
In the app
Add a shamrock plant 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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