Plant library · sweet-alyssum
Sweet Alyssum
Alyssum spp.
Non-toxic to cats and dogs
A low carpet of honey-scented flowers that spills over the edge of a pot or basket. Shear it back by half when it stops flowering and it will start again within a fortnight.
Toxicity
Safe
Not known to be toxic to cats.
Safe
Not known to be toxic to dogs.
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
- HumidityLow humidity
- Temperature0–28 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Flowering stops in midsummer — shear it back hard; it reblooms quickly
- Bare, woody centre — normal after a long flush; cut back to force new growth
- Yellowing in a basket — usually drying out rather than a feeding problem — Yellow leaves →
In the app
Add a sweet alyssum 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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